Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maistaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Superlative formation related to *maiz.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*maistaz (adverb *maist)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *maistaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *maistaz | *maistai | *maistō | *maistôz | *maistą, -atō | *maistō |
| Accusative | *maistanǭ | *maistanz | *maistǭ | *maistōz | *maistą, -atō | *maistō |
| Genitive | *maistas, -is | *maistaizǫ̂ | *maistaizōz | *maistaizǫ̂ | *maistas, -is | *maistaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *maistammai | *maistaimaz | *maistaizōi | *maistaimaz | *maistammai | *maistaimaz |
| Instrumental | *maistanō | *maistaimiz | *maistaizō | *maistaimiz | *maistanō | *maistaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *maistô | *maistaniz | *maistǭ | *maistōniz | *maistô | *maistōnō |
| Accusative | *maistanų | *maistanunz | *maistōnų | *maistōnunz | *maistô | *maistōnō |
| Genitive | *maistiniz | *maistanǫ̂ | *maistōniz | *maistōnǫ̂ | *maistiniz | *maistanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *maistini | *maistammaz | *maistōni | *maistōmaz | *maistini | *maistammaz |
| Instrumental | *maistinē | *maistammiz | *maistōnē | *maistōmiz | *maistinē | *maistammiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *maist
- Old Norse: mestr
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists)