Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/metaþs

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 pre-Germanic *medéts, oblique *medot-, a t-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.tɑθs/

Noun

*metaþs f

  1. measure

Inflection

The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant.

Declension of *metaþs (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *metaþs *metaþiz
vocative *metaþ *metaþiz
accusative *metaþų *metaþunz
genitive *metadiz *metadǫ̂
dative *metadi *metadumaz
instrumental *metadē *metadumiz
  • *metōþs/*metōduz

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs)
  • → Proto-Finnic: *mitta (see there for further descendants)
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