Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lītilaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

*luttiz (“little, few”) +‎ *-ilaz (“adjectival suffix”), the former likely a derivative of *lūtaną (“to bow down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.ti.lɑz/

Adjective

*lītilaz (comparative *minnizô, superlative *minnistaz)

1. small, little (alternative form of *lūtilaz)
2. few, little (small amount of)

Inflection

Declension of *lītilaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lītilaz	*lītilai	*lītilō	*lītilôz	*lītilą, -atō	*lītilō
Accusative	*lītilanǭ	*lītilanz	*lītilǭ	*lītilōz	*lītilą, -atō	*lītilō
Genitive	*lītilas, -is	*lītilaizǫ̂	*lītilaizōz	*lītilaizǫ̂	*lītilas, -is	*lītilaizǫ̂
Dative	*lītilammai	*lītilaimaz	*lītilaizōi	*lītilaimaz	*lītilammai	*lītilaimaz
Instrumental	*lītilanō	*lītilaimiz	*lītilaizō	*lītilaimiz	*lītilanō	*lītilaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lītilô	*lītilaniz	*lītilǭ	*lītilōniz	*lītilô	*lītilōnō
Accusative	*lītilanų	*lītilanunz	*lītilōnų	*lītilōnunz	*lītilô	*lītilōnō
Genitive	*lītiliniz	*lītilanǫ̂	*lītilōniz	*lītilōnǫ̂	*lītiliniz	*lītilanǫ̂
Dative	*lītilini	*lītilammaz	*lītilōni	*lītilōmaz	*lītilini	*lītilammaz
Instrumental	*lītilinē	*lītilammiz	*lītilōnē	*lītilōmiz	*lītilinē	*lītilammiz

Synonyms

• *fawaz
• *lūtilaz

Antonyms

• *mikilaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: lítill
  • Icelandic: lítill
  • Faroese: lítil
  • Norn: litel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: liten
  • Elfdalian: litn
  • Old Swedish: lītil, lītin
    • Swedish: lilla, liten
  • Danish: lille, liden
    • Norwegian Bokmål: liten
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (leitils)
• Crimean Gothic: lista