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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilaz

 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 Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”) +‎ *-ilaz. The suffix may have been added due to analogy with *lītilaz/*lūtilaz (“little”), but it also might be old: compare Proto-Celtic *maglos and Ancient Greek μεγᾰ́λος (megálos).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*mikilaz (comparative *maizô, superlative *maistaz)

  1. great, large
  2. much, many (large amount of)

Inflection

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Declension of *mikilaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *mikilaz *mikilai *mikilō *mikilôz *mikilą, -atō *mikilō
Accusative *mikilanǭ *mikilanz *mikilǭ *mikilōz *mikilą, -atō *mikilō
Genitive *mikilas, -is *mikilaizǫ̂ *mikilaizōz *mikilaizǫ̂ *mikilas, -is *mikilaizǫ̂
Dative *mikilammai *mikilaimaz *mikilaizōi *mikilaimaz *mikilammai *mikilaimaz
Instrumental *mikilanō *mikilaimiz *mikilaizō *mikilaimiz *mikilanō *mikilaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *mikilô *mikilaniz *mikilǭ *mikilōniz *mikilô *mikilōnō
Accusative *mikilanų *mikilanunz *mikilōnų *mikilōnunz *mikilô *mikilōnō
Genitive *mikiliniz *mikilanǫ̂ *mikilōniz *mikilōnǫ̂ *mikiliniz *mikilanǫ̂
Dative *mikilini *mikilammaz *mikilōni *mikilōmaz *mikilini *mikilammaz
Instrumental *mikilinē *mikilammiz *mikilōnē *mikilōmiz *mikilinē *mikilammiz


Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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  • *mekō
    • Old Norse: mjǫk

Descendants

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