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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mairiją

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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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *moyryom, from Proto-Indo-European *moyro-, from *mey- (to build). Cognate with Latin mūrus (wall), pōmērium (bounds, limits), Sanskrit मिनोति (minóti, to fix, build).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*mairiją n[1]

  1. mooring post, post, boundary

Inflection

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neuter ja-stemDeclension of *mairiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mairiją *mairijō
vocative *mairiją *mairijō
accusative *mairiją *mairijō
genitive *mairijas, *mairīs *mairijǫ̂
dative *mairijai *mairijamaz
instrumental *mairijō *mairijamiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*mairja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348