Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēraz
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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 Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-ró-s (“measurable, great”), from *meh₁- (“to measure”) + *-rós. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *māros (“big, great”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
*mēraz
Inflection
Declension of *mēraz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *mēraz | *mērai | *mērō | *mērôz | *mērą, *-at(ō) | *mērō |
| accusative | *mēranǭ | *mēranz | *mērǭ | *mērōz | *mērą, *-at(ō) | *mērō |
| genitive | *mēras, *mēris | *mēraizǫ̂ | *mēraizōz | *mēraizǫ̂ | *mēras, *mēris | *mēraizǫ̂ |
| dative | *mērammai | *mēraimaz | *mēraizōi | *mēraimaz | *mērammai | *mēraimaz |
| instrumental | *mēranō | *mēraimiz | *mēraizō | *mēraimiz | *mēranō | *mēraimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *mērô | *mēraniz | *mērǭ | *mērōniz | *mērô | *mērōnō |
| accusative | *mēranų | *mēranunz | *mērōnų | *mērōnunz | *mērô | *mērōnō |
| genitive | *mēriniz | *mēranǫ̂ | *mērōniz | *mērōnǫ̂ | *mēriniz | *mēranǫ̂ |
| dative | *mērini | *mērammaz | *mērōni | *mērōmaz | *mērini | *mērammaz |
| instrumental | *mērinē | *mērammiz | *mērōnē | *mērōmiz | *mērinē | *mērammiz |