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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midjaz

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (middle).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*midjaz

  1. middle, mid

Inflection

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Declension of *midjaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *midjaz *midjō *midją, *-at(ō) *midjai *midjôz *midjō
accusative *midjanǭ *midjǭ *midją, *-at(ō) *midjanz *midjōz *midjō
genitive *midjas, *midis *midjaizōz *midjas, *midis *midjaizǫ̂ *midjaizǫ̂ *midjaizǫ̂
dative *midjammai *midjaizōi *midjammai *midjaimaz *midjaimaz *midjaimaz
instrumental *midjanō *midjaizō *midjanō *midjaimiz *midjaimiz *midjaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *midjô *midjǭ *midjô *midjaniz *midjōniz *midjōnō
accusative *midjanų *midjōnų *midjô *midjanunz *midjōnunz *midjōnō
genitive *midiniz *midjōniz *midiniz *midjanǫ̂ *midjōnǫ̂ *midjanǫ̂
dative *midini *midjōni *midini *midjammaz *midjōmaz *midjammaz
instrumental *midinē *midjōnē *midinē *midjammiz *midjōmiz *midjammiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*medja- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 360