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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested strong verb *meraną, the original meaning being "shining", with these terms apparently tracing back to a Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to shine, sparkle, excel”). Compare Ancient Greek μαρμαίρω (marmaírō, “to flash, sparkle”), Latin merus (“pure”), as well as Old Church Slavonic мѣръ (měrŭ), Old Irish már, mór.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*mērijaz
- renowned, famous, great
- Synonym: *mēraz
Inflection
Declension of *mērijaz (ja-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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*mērijaz
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*mērijō
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*mēriją, *-at(ō)
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*mērijai
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*mērijôz
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*mērijō
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| accusative
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*mērijanǭ
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*mērijǭ
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*mēriją, *-at(ō)
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*mērijanz
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*mērijōz
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*mērijō
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*mērijas, *mērīs
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*mērijaizōz
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*mērijas, *mērīs
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*mērijaizǫ̂
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*mērijaizǫ̂
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*mērijaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*mērijammai
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*mērijaizōi
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*mērijammai
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*mērijaimaz
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*mērijaimaz
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*mērijaimaz
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*mērijanō
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*mērijaizō
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*mērijanō
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*mērijaimiz
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*mērijaimiz
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*mērijaimiz
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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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*mērijô
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*mērijǭ
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*mērijô
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*mērijaniz
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*mērijōniz
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*mērijōnō
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| accusative
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*mērijanų
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*mērijōnų
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*mērijô
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*mērijanunz
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*mērijōnunz
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*mērijōnō
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*mērīniz
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*mērijōniz
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*mērīniz
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*mērijanǫ̂
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*mērijōnǫ̂
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*mērijanǫ̂
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| dative
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*mērīni
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*mērijōni
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*mērīni
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*mērijammaz
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*mērijōmaz
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*mērijammaz
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| instrumental
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*mērīnē
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*mērijōnē
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*mērīnē
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*mērijammiz
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*mērijōmiz
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*mērijammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mēri-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366
