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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *magʰ-ot-i-, a feminine derivative of *maguz (“boy”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*magaþs f[2][3]
- maiden, girl
- virgin
Inflection
| consonant stemDeclension of *magaþs (consonant stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*magaþs
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*magaþiz
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| vocative
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*magaþ
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*magaþiz
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| accusative
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*magaþų
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*magaþunz
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| genitive
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*magaþiz
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*magaþǫ̂
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| dative
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*magaþi
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*magaþumaz
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| instrumental
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*magaþē
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*magaþumiz
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Alternative reconstructions
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*magaþi-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 346
- ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 279: “*magaþ-”
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148: “PGmc, PWGmc *magaþ-”
