Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mildijaz

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 *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind, mill”). Cognate with Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), as well as perhaps Sanskrit म्लात (mlātá, “soft”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmil.di.jɑz/

Adjective

*mildijaz

  1. mild, soft, tender

Inflection

Declension of *mildijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mildijaz *mildijō *mildiją, *-at(ō) *mildijai *mildijôz *mildijō
accusative *mildijanǭ *mildijǭ *mildiją, *-at(ō) *mildijanz *mildijōz *mildijō
genitive *mildijas, *mildīs *mildijaizōz *mildijas, *mildīs *mildijaizǫ̂ *mildijaizǫ̂ *mildijaizǫ̂
dative *mildijammai *mildijaizōi *mildijammai *mildijaimaz *mildijaimaz *mildijaimaz
instrumental *mildijanō *mildijaizō *mildijanō *mildijaimiz *mildijaimiz *mildijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mildijô *mildijǭ *mildijô *mildijaniz *mildijōniz *mildijōnō
accusative *mildijanų *mildijōnų *mildijô *mildijanunz *mildijōnunz *mildijōnō
genitive *mildīniz *mildijōniz *mildīniz *mildijanǫ̂ *mildijōnǫ̂ *mildijanǫ̂
dative *mildīni *mildijōni *mildīni *mildijammaz *mildijōmaz *mildijammaz
instrumental *mildīnē *mildijōnē *mildīnē *mildijammiz *mildijōmiz *mildijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*melda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-3
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