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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *smalaz.
Adjective
*smal (comparative *smaliʀō, superlative *smalist)[1]
- small
Inflection
| a-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
|
| Nominative
|
*smal
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| Genitive
|
*smalas
|
| Singular
|
Masculine
|
Feminine
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Neuter
|
| Nominative
|
*smal
|
*smalu
|
*smal
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| Accusative
|
*smalanā
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*smalā
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*smal
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| Genitive
|
*smalas
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*smaleʀā
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*smalas
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| Dative
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*smalumē
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*smaleʀē
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*smalumē
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| Instrumental
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*smalu
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*smaleʀu
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*smalu
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| Plural
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Masculine
|
Feminine
|
Neuter
|
| Nominative
|
*smalē
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*smalō
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*smalu
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| Accusative
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*smalā
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*smalā
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*smalu
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| Genitive
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*smaleʀō
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*smaleʀō
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*smaleʀō
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| Dative
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*smalēm, *smalum
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*smalēm, *smalum
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*smalēm, *smalum
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| Instrumental
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*smalēm, *smalum
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*smalēm, *smalum
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*smalēm, *smalum
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148: “PWGmc *smal”
