Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdagaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *mōdaz (“mind; courage; zeal”) + *-gaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*mōdagaz[1]
Inflection
Declension of *mōdagaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mōdagaz | *mōdagai | *mōdagō | *mōdagôz | *mōdagą, -atō | *mōdagō |
| Accusative | *mōdaganǭ | *mōdaganz | *mōdagǭ | *mōdagōz | *mōdagą, -atō | *mōdagō |
| Genitive | *mōdagas, -is | *mōdagaizǫ̂ | *mōdagaizōz | *mōdagaizǫ̂ | *mōdagas, -is | *mōdagaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *mōdagammai | *mōdagaimaz | *mōdagaizōi | *mōdagaimaz | *mōdagammai | *mōdagaimaz |
| Instrumental | *mōdaganō | *mōdagaimiz | *mōdagaizō | *mōdagaimiz | *mōdaganō | *mōdagaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mōdagô | *mōdaganiz | *mōdagǭ | *mōdagōniz | *mōdagô | *mōdagōnō |
| Accusative | *mōdaganų | *mōdaganunz | *mōdagōnų | *mōdagōnunz | *mōdagô | *mōdagōnō |
| Genitive | *mōdaginiz | *mōdaganǫ̂ | *mōdagōniz | *mōdagōnǫ̂ | *mōdaginiz | *mōdaganǫ̂ |
| Dative | *mōdagini | *mōdagammaz | *mōdagōni | *mōdagōmaz | *mōdagini | *mōdagammaz |
| Instrumental | *mōdaginē | *mōdagammiz | *mōdagōnē | *mōdagōmiz | *mōdaginē | *mōdagammiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *mōdag
- Old Norse: móðigr, móðugr
- Gothic: 𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (mōdags)
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mōđaʒaz ~ *mōđiʒaz ~ *mōđuʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 273