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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Unknown. See also Persian مس (mis, “copper”).
Noun
*massjā f
- brass
Inflection
| ōn-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*massjā
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| Genitive
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*massjōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*massjā
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*massjōn
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| Accusative
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*massjōn
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*massjōn
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| Genitive
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*massjōn
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*massjōnō
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| Dative
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*massjōn
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*massjōm, *massjum
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| Instrumental
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*massjōn
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*massjōm, *massjum
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Alternative reconstructions
Descendants
Descendants
Further reading
- Guus Kroonen (2013) “*masjinga-(?)”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356: “*masja-; *masjō-”
