Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maizô
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-is-on-, a comparative formation in *-is- from *meh₂- (“good; opportune”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *māros (“big, great”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*maizô (adverb *maiz)
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | *maizô | *maizį̄ | *maizô | *maizaniz | *maizīniz | *maizōnō | |
| accusative | *maizanų | *maizīnų | *maizô | *maizanunz | *maizīnunz | *maizōnō | |
| genitive | *maiziniz | *maizīniz | *maiziniz | *maizanǫ̂ | *maizīnǫ̂ | *maizanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *maizini | *maizīni | *maizini | *maizammaz | *maizīmaz | *maizammaz | |
| instrumental | *maizinē | *maizīnē | *maizinē | *maizammiz | *maizīmiz | *maizammiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *maiʀō
- Old Norse: meiri
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza)