Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magraz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós (“tall, thin, lean, meager”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɣ.rɑz/

Adjective

*magraz[1]

  1. lean, meager

Inflection

Declension of *magraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *magraz *magrō *magrą, -atō *magrai *magrôz *magrō
accusative *magranǭ *magrǭ *magrą, -atō *magranz *magrōz *magrō
genitive *magras, -is *magraizōz *magras, -is *magraizǫ̂ *magraizǫ̂ *magraizǫ̂
dative *magrammai *magraizōi *magrammai *magraimaz *magraimaz *magraimaz
instrumental *magranō *magraizō *magranō *magraimiz *magraimiz *magraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *magrô *magrǭ *magrô *magraniz *magrōniz *magrōnō
accusative *magranų *magrōnų *magrô *magranunz *magrōnunz *magrōnō
genitive *magriniz *magrōniz *magriniz *magranǫ̂ *magrōnǫ̂ *magranǫ̂
dative *magrini *magrōni *magrini *magrammaz *magrōmaz *magrammaz
instrumental *magrinē *magrōnē *magrinē *magrammiz *magrōmiz *magrammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *magr
    • Old English: mæġer
    • Old Frisian: *meger, *māger
    • Old Saxon: *magar
    • Old Dutch: *magar
    • Old High German: magar
  • Old Norse: magr

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*magra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347
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