Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/méǵh₂s

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Proto-Indo-European

    Adjective

    *méǵh₂s (oblique stem *m̥ǵh₂-)[1][2]

    1. big, great

    Inflection

    Athematic, amphikinetic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *méǵh₂s *méǵh₂ih₂
    genitive *m̥ǵh₂és *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *méǵh₂s *méǵh₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂es
    vocative *méǵh₂ *méǵh₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂es
    accusative *méǵh₂m̥ *méǵh₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂m̥s
    genitive *m̥ǵh₂és *? *m̥ǵh₂óHom
    ablative *m̥ǵh₂és *? *m̥ǵh₂mós, *m̥ǵh₂bʰós
    dative *m̥ǵh₂éy *? *m̥ǵh₂mós, *m̥ǵh₂bʰós
    locative *méǵh₂, *méǵh₂i *? *m̥ǵh₂sú
    instrumental *m̥ǵh₂éh₁ *? *m̥ǵh₂mís, *m̥ǵh₂bʰís
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *méǵh₂ih₂ *méǵh₂ih₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂ih₂es
    vocative *méǵh₂ih₂ *méǵh₂ih₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂ih₂es
    accusative *méǵh₂ih₂m̥ *méǵh₂ih₂h₁(e) *méǵh₂ih₂m̥s
    genitive *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂s *? *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂oHom
    ablative *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂s *? *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂mos, *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂bʰos
    dative *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂ey *? *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂mos, *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂bʰos
    locative *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂, *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂i *? *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂su
    instrumental *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂h₁ *? *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂mis, *m̥ǵh₂yéh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *méǵh₂ *méǵh₂ih₁ *méǵh₂h₂
    vocative *méǵh₂ *méǵh₂ih₁ *méǵh₂h₂
    accusative *méǵh₂ *méǵh₂ih₁ *méǵh₂h₂
    genitive *m̥ǵh₂és *? *m̥ǵh₂óHom
    ablative *m̥ǵh₂és *? *m̥ǵh₂mós, *m̥ǵh₂bʰós
    dative *m̥ǵh₂éy *? *m̥ǵh₂mós, *m̥ǵh₂bʰós
    locative *méǵh₂, *méǵh₂i *? *m̥ǵh₂sú
    instrumental *m̥ǵh₂éh₁ *? *m̥ǵh₂mís, *m̥ǵh₂bʰís

    Derived terms

    • *méǵh₂-os ~ méǵh₂-es-
      • >? Proto-Celtic: *magos (“plain, field”) (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *máȷ́ʰas
    • *méǵh₂-lo-s
    • (perhaps) *meǵh₂-r- (since -ար (-ar) and -αίρω (-aírō) were both productive in their respective languages, it may not be necessary to reconstruct an *-r- stem)
    • (perhaps) *m̥ǵh₂-ént-s
      • Proto-Italic: *engents (see there for further descendants)
    • *méǵh₂-yōs
    • *m̥ǵh₂-nós
      • Proto-Italic: *magnos (see there for further descendants)
    • *m̥ǵh₂-tós
      • Proto-Italic: *maktos (see there for further descendants)
    • *méǵh₂-mn̥-to-m
    • *méǵh₂-tlom

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 353
    2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “magnus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    3. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 238
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