Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēlōną

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

Etymology

Related to *mēlą (stain, mark, spot) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mēlōną[1]

  1. to stain
  2. to paint

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mēlō *mēlǭ *mēlōi ?
2nd singular *mēlōsi *mēlōs *mēlō *mēlōsai *mēlōsau
3rd singular *mēlōþi *mēlō *mēlōþau *mēlōþai *mēlōþau
1st dual *mēlōs *mēlōw
2nd dual *mēlōþiz *mēlōþiz *mēlōþiz
1st plural *mēlōmaz *mēlōm *mēlōnþai *mēlōnþau
2nd plural *mēlōþ *mēlōþ *mēlōþ *mēlōnþai *mēlōnþau
3rd plural *mēlōnþi *mēlōn *mēlōnþau *mēlōnþai *mēlōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mēlōdǭ *mēlōdēdį̄
2nd singular *mēlōdēz *mēlōdēdīz
3rd singular *mēlōdē *mēlōdēdī
1st dual *mēlōdēdū *mēlōdēdīw
2nd dual *mēlōdēdudiz *mēlōdēdīdiz
1st plural *mēlōdēdum *mēlōdēdīm
2nd plural *mēlōdēdud *mēlōdēdīd
3rd plural *mēlōdēdun *mēlōdēdīn
present past
participles *mēlōndz *mēlōdaz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mēla- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182:*mēlōjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mēljanan ~ *mēlēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 270