Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *moynis (“common, mutual”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange, interchange, swap, share in common”). Compare Lithuanian mai̇̃nas (“exchange”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯.niz/

    Adjective

    *mainiz

    1. common

    Inflection

    Declension of *mainiz (i-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *mainiz *mainī *mainį, *-jatō *mainijai *mainijôz *mainijō
    accusative *mainijanǭ *mainijǭ *mainį, *-jatō *mainijanz *mainijōz *mainijō
    genitive *mainijas, *mainīs *mainijaizōz *mainijas, *mainīs *mainijaizǫ̂ *mainijaizǫ̂ *mainijaizǫ̂
    dative *mainijammai *mainijaizōi *mainijammai *mainijaimaz *mainijaimaz *mainijaimaz
    instrumental *mainijanō *mainijaizō *mainijanō *mainijaimiz *mainijaimiz *mainijaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *mainijô *mainijǭ *mainijô *mainijaniz *mainijōniz *mainijōnō
    accusative *mainijanų *mainijōnų *mainijô *mainijanunz *mainijōnunz *mainijōnō
    genitive *mainīniz *mainijōniz *mainīniz *mainijanǫ̂ *mainijōnǫ̂ *mainijanǫ̂
    dative *mainīni *mainijōni *mainīni *mainijammaz *mainijōmaz *mainijammaz
    instrumental *mainīnē *mainijōnē *mainīnē *mainijammiz *mainijōmiz *mainijammiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old English: mǣne; mǣnsumian, mānsumian
    • Old Frisian: mēne; manda, monda
    • Old Dutch: *mēne, *meine

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*maina-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
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