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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
*luttiz (“little, few”) + *-ilaz (“adjectival suffix”), the former likely a derivative of *lūtaną (“to bow down”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*lītilaz (comparative *minnizô, superlative *minnistaz)
- small, little (alternative form of *lūtilaz)
- few, little (small amount of)
Inflection
Declension of *lītilaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*lītilaz
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*lītilō
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*lītilą, -atō
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*lītilai
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*lītilôz
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*lītilō
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| accusative
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*lītilanǭ
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*lītilǭ
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*lītilą, -atō
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*lītilanz
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*lītilōz
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*lītilō
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| genitive
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*lītilas, -is
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*lītilaizōz
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*lītilas, -is
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*lītilaizǫ̂
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*lītilaizǫ̂
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*lītilaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*lītilammai
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*lītilaizōi
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*lītilammai
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*lītilaimaz
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*lītilaimaz
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*lītilaimaz
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| instrumental
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*lītilanō
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*lītilaizō
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*lītilanō
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*lītilaimiz
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*lītilaimiz
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*lītilaimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*lītilô
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*lītilǭ
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*lītilô
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*lītilaniz
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*lītilōniz
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*lītilōnō
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| accusative
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*lītilanų
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*lītilōnų
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*lītilô
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*lītilanunz
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*lītilōnunz
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*lītilōnō
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| genitive
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*lītiliniz
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*lītilōniz
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*lītiliniz
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*lītilanǫ̂
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*lītilōnǫ̂
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*lītilanǫ̂
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| dative
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*lītilini
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*lītilōni
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*lītilini
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*lītilammaz
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*lītilōmaz
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*lītilammaz
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| instrumental
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*lītilinē
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*lītilōnē
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*lītilinē
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*lītilammiz
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*lītilōmiz
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*lītilammiz
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Synonyms
Antonyms
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lītilaz ~ *lūtilaz ~ *luttilaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 248
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*luttiz ~ *luttjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 251-2
