Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mērį̄

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 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 *mēraz (“famous”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

Noun

*mērį̄ f[1]

  1. fame, reputation

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *mērį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mērį̄ *mērīniz
vocative *mērį̄ *mērīniz
accusative *mērīnų *mērīnunz
genitive *mērīniz *mērīnǫ̂
dative *mērīni *mērīmaz
instrumental *mērīnē *mērīmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mērīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 270
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