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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

  1. great; excellent
  2. famous

Inflection

Declension of *mēraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mēraz *mērō *mērą, *-at(ō) *mērai *mērôz *mērō
accusative *mēranǭ *mērǭ *mērą, *-at(ō) *mēranz *mērōz *mērō
genitive *mēras, *mēris *mēraizōz *mēras, *mēris *mēraizǫ̂ *mēraizǫ̂ *mēraizǫ̂
dative *mērammai *mēraizōi *mērammai *mēraimaz *mēraimaz *mēraimaz
instrumental *mēranō *mēraizō *mēranō *mēraimiz *mēraimiz *mēraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mērô *mērǭ *mērô *mēraniz *mērōniz *mērōnō
accusative *mēranų *mērōnų *mērô *mēranunz *mērōnunz *mērōnō
genitive *mēriniz *mērōniz *mēriniz *mēranǫ̂ *mērōnǫ̂ *mēranǫ̂
dative *mērini *mērōni *mērini *mērammaz *mērōmaz *mērammaz
instrumental *mērinē *mērōnē *mērinē *mērammiz *mērōmiz *mērammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mār
    • Not directly attested in any daughter languages. Instead, see *mārī.
  • Proto-Norse: -ᛗᚨᚱᚨᛉ (-maraʀ) (in given names)
  • Gothic: *𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*mērs)
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