Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matilausaz

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 *matiz (food) +‎ *-lausaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ti.lɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*matilausaz[1]

  1. foodless, lacking food

Inflection

Declension of *matilausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *matilausaz *matilausō *matilausą, *-at(ō) *matilausai *matilausôz *matilausō
accusative *matilausanǭ *matilausǭ *matilausą, *-at(ō) *matilausanz *matilausōz *matilausō
genitive *matilausas, *matilausis *matilausaizōz *matilausas, *matilausis *matilausaizǫ̂ *matilausaizǫ̂ *matilausaizǫ̂
dative *matilausammai *matilausaizōi *matilausammai *matilausaimaz *matilausaimaz *matilausaimaz
instrumental *matilausanō *matilausaizō *matilausanō *matilausaimiz *matilausaimiz *matilausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *matilausô *matilausǭ *matilausô *matilausaniz *matilausōniz *matilausōnō
accusative *matilausanų *matilausōnų *matilausô *matilausanunz *matilausōnunz *matilausōnō
genitive *matilausiniz *matilausōniz *matilausiniz *matilausanǫ̂ *matilausōnǫ̂ *matilausanǫ̂
dative *matilausini *matilausōni *matilausini *matilausammaz *matilausōmaz *matilausammaz
instrumental *matilausinē *matilausōnē *matilausinē *matilausammiz *matilausōmiz *matilausammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *matilaus
    • Old English: metelēas
      • Middle English: meteles
    • Old Saxon: *metelōs
      • Old Saxon: metelōsi (famine)
    • Old High German: *mazlōs
      • Middle High German: mazlōs
  • Old Norse: matlauss
    • Icelandic: matarlaus
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: matlaus
    • Norwegian Bokmål: matløs
    • Swedish: matlös

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*mati-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 263