Meripirin

Old High German

Etymology

Most probably mēri (“great, renowned”, from Proto-West Germanic *mērijaz) +‎ birin (“she-bear”) (cognate with Old English biren, Dutch berin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *birinī, from *berô +‎ *-inī), but in this form indistinguishable from a stem based on meri (“sea”) or *mēri (“boundary, cognate with Old Dutch *mēri”)

Proper noun

Meripirin

1. (Bavaria) a female given name

Notes

The nominative singular of the jō-stems (Proto-West Germanic *-ī) was uninflected like the ō-stems; instead, the accusative form usually took its place. The old nominative singular is preserved in fem. personal names, and in the derivatives ending in *-inī and *-unjō.

Declension

declension of Meripirin (feminine i-/jō-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	Meripirin	Meripirinnā
accusative	Meripirinna, Meripirinin	Meripirinnā
genitive	Meripirinna	Meripirinnōno
dative	Meripirinnu	Meripirinnōn, Meripirinnōm Declension of Meripirin (feminine jō-stem) case singular plural nominative Meripirin Meripirinnā accusative Meripirinna, Meripirinin Meripirinnā genitive Meripirinna Meripirinnōno dative Meripirinnu Meripirinnōn, Meripirinnōm instrumental Meripirinnu Meripirinnōn, Meripirinnōm References