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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *moynis (“common, mutual”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange, interchange, swap, share in common”). Compare Lithuanian mai̇̃nas (“exchange”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*mainiz
- common
Inflection
Declension of *mainiz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*mainiz
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*mainī
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*mainį, *-jatō
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*mainijai
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*mainijôz
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*mainijō
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| accusative
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*mainijanǭ
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*mainijǭ
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*mainį, *-jatō
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*mainijanz
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*mainijōz
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*mainijō
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| genitive
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*mainijas, *mainīs
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*mainijaizōz
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*mainijas, *mainīs
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*mainijaizǫ̂
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*mainijaizǫ̂
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*mainijaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*mainijammai
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*mainijaizōi
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*mainijammai
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*mainijaimaz
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*mainijaimaz
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*mainijaimaz
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| instrumental
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*mainijanō
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*mainijaizō
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*mainijanō
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*mainijaimiz
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*mainijaimiz
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*mainijaimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*mainijô
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*mainijǭ
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*mainijô
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*mainijaniz
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*mainijōniz
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*mainijōnō
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| accusative
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*mainijanų
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*mainijōnų
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*mainijô
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*mainijanunz
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*mainijōnunz
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*mainijōnō
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| genitive
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*mainīniz
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*mainijōniz
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*mainīniz
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*mainijanǫ̂
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*mainijōnǫ̂
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*mainijanǫ̂
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| dative
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*mainīni
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*mainijōni
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*mainīni
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*mainijammaz
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*mainijōmaz
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*mainijammaz
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| instrumental
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*mainīnē
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*mainijōnē
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*mainīnē
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*mainijammiz
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*mainijōmiz
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*mainijammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*maina-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
