𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *metaną (“to measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitan/

Verb

𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 • (mitan)

1. to measure, gauge

Conjugation

A spelling variant 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌳 (mitid) is attested for 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 (mitiþ).

Class 5 strong
Infinitive	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 mitan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰 mita	𐌼𐌰𐍄 mat	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 mitada
2nd singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍃 mitis	𐌼𐌰𐍃𐍄 mast	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌶𐌰 mitaza
3rd singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 mitiþ	𐌼𐌰𐍄 mat	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 mitada
1st dual	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐍃 mitōs	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌿 mētu	—
2nd dual	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 mitats	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌿𐍄𐍃 mētuts	—
1st plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌼 mitam	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌼 mētum	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 mitanda
2nd plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 mitiþ	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌸 mētuþ	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 mitanda
3rd plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳 mitand	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌽 mētun	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 mitanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌿 mitau	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 mētjau	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 mitaidau
2nd singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 mitais	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 mēteis	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 mitaizau
3rd singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹 mitai	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌹 mēti	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 mitaidau
1st dual	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 mitaiwa	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 mēteiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 mitaits	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 mēteits	—
1st plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 mitaima	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 mēteima	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 mitaindau
2nd plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸 mitaiþ	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸 mēteiþ	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 mitaindau
3rd plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 mitaina	𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 mēteina	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 mitaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄 mit
3rd singular	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 mitadau
2nd dual	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 mitats
2nd plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 mitiþ
3rd plural	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 mitandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 mitands	𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 mitans

Derived terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gamitan)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (usmitan)

Related terms

• 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌾𐍉 (mitadjō)
• 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs)