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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (“small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb”), from Proto-Indo-European *smē-, *smey- (“to smear, stroke, wipe, rub”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σμικρός (smikrós), μικρός (mikrós, “small, short”), Lithuanian smeigti (“to lunge, thrust, jab”), Latin mīca (“crumb, morsel, bit”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*smikraz
- fine, fair, tender, elegant
Inflection
Declension of *smikraz (a-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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*smikraz
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*smikrō
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*smikrą, -atō
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*smikrai
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*smikrôz
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*smikrō
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*smikranǭ
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*smikrǭ
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*smikrą, -atō
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*smikranz
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*smikrōz
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*smikrō
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*smikras, -is
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*smikraizōz
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*smikras, -is
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*smikraizǫ̂
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*smikraizǫ̂
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*smikraizǫ̂
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*smikrammai
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*smikraizōi
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*smikrammai
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*smikraimaz
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*smikraimaz
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*smikraimaz
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*smikranō
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*smikraizō
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*smikranō
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*smikraimiz
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*smikraimiz
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*smikraimiz
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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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*smikrô
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*smikrǭ
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*smikrô
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*smikraniz
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*smikrōniz
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*smikrōnō
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| accusative
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*smikranų
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*smikrōnų
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*smikrô
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*smikranunz
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*smikrōnunz
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*smikrōnō
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*smikriniz
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*smikrōniz
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*smikriniz
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*smikranǫ̂
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*smikrōnǫ̂
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*smikranǫ̂
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*smikrini
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*smikrōni
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*smikrini
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*smikrammaz
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*smikrōmaz
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*smikrammaz
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*smikrinē
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*smikrōnē
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*smikrinē
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*smikrammiz
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*smikrōmiz
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*smikrammiz
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Derived terms
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