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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind, mill”). Cognate with Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), as well as perhaps Sanskrit म्लात (mlātá, “soft”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*mildijaz
- mild, soft, tender
Inflection
Declension of *mildijaz (ja-stem)
| Strong 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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*mildijaz
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*mildijō
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*mildiją, *-at(ō)
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*mildijai
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*mildijôz
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*mildijō
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| accusative
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*mildijanǭ
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*mildijǭ
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*mildiją, *-at(ō)
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*mildijanz
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*mildijōz
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*mildijō
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| genitive
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*mildijas, *mildīs
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*mildijaizōz
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*mildijas, *mildīs
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*mildijaizǫ̂
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*mildijaizǫ̂
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*mildijaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*mildijammai
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*mildijaizōi
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*mildijammai
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*mildijaimaz
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*mildijaimaz
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*mildijaimaz
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| instrumental
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*mildijanō
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*mildijaizō
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*mildijanō
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*mildijaimiz
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*mildijaimiz
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*mildijaimiz
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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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*mildijô
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*mildijǭ
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*mildijô
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*mildijaniz
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*mildijōniz
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*mildijōnō
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| accusative
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*mildijanų
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*mildijōnų
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*mildijô
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*mildijanunz
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*mildijōnunz
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*mildijōnō
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| genitive
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*mildīniz
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*mildijōniz
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*mildīniz
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*mildijanǫ̂
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*mildijōnǫ̂
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*mildijanǫ̂
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| dative
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*mildīni
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*mildijōni
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*mildīni
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*mildijammaz
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*mildijōmaz
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*mildijammaz
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| instrumental
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*mildīnē
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*mildijōnē
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*mildīnē
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*mildijammiz
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*mildijōmiz
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*mildijammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*melda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-3
