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

Etymology

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 (megắlos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki.lɑz/

Adjective

*mikilaz (comparative *maizô, superlative *maistaz)

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

Inflection

Declension of *mikilaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mikilaz *mikilō *mikilą, -atō *mikilai *mikilôz *mikilō
accusative *mikilanǭ *mikilǭ *mikilą, -atō *mikilanz *mikilōz *mikilō
genitive *mikilas, -is *mikilaizōz *mikilas, -is *mikilaizǫ̂ *mikilaizǫ̂ *mikilaizǫ̂
dative *mikilammai *mikilaizōi *mikilammai *mikilaimaz *mikilaimaz *mikilaimaz
instrumental *mikilanō *mikilaizō *mikilanō *mikilaimiz *mikilaimiz *mikilaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mikilô *mikilǭ *mikilô *mikilaniz *mikilōniz *mikilōnō
accusative *mikilanų *mikilōnų *mikilô *mikilanunz *mikilōnunz *mikilōnō
genitive *mikiliniz *mikilōniz *mikiliniz *mikilanǫ̂ *mikilōnǫ̂ *mikilanǫ̂
dative *mikilini *mikilōni *mikilini *mikilammaz *mikilōmaz *mikilammaz
instrumental *mikilinē *mikilōnē *mikilinē *mikilammiz *mikilōmiz *mikilammiz

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • *mekō
    • Old Norse: mjǫk

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mekila-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 361-2