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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *méh₁-ti-s ~ *m̥h₁-téy-s, from *meh₁- (“to measure”) + *-tis.
Pronunciation
Noun
*mēþiz f
- (West Germanic) measure, degree
Inflection
| i-stemDeclension of *mēþiz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*mēþiz
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*mēþīz
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| vocative
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*mēþi
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*mēþīz
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| accusative
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*mēþį
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*mēþinz
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| genitive
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*mēþīz
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*mēþijǫ̂
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| dative
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*mēþī
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*mēþimaz
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| instrumental
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*mēþī
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*mēþimiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *māþi
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
