Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilaz

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 *méǵh₂s (“big, great”) +‎ *-ilaz. The suffix may have been added due to analogy with *lītilaz/*lūtilaz (“little”), but it also might be old: compare Proto-Celtic *maglos and Ancient Greek μεγᾰ́λος (megắlos).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki.lɑz/

    Adjective

    *mikilaz (comparative *maizô, superlative *maistaz)

    1. great, large
    2. much, many (large amount of)

    Inflection

    Declension of *mikilaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *mikilaz *mikilō *mikilą, -atō *mikilai *mikilôz *mikilō
    accusative *mikilanǭ *mikilǭ *mikilą, -atō *mikilanz *mikilōz *mikilō
    genitive *mikilas, -is *mikilaizōz *mikilas, -is *mikilaizǫ̂ *mikilaizǫ̂ *mikilaizǫ̂
    dative *mikilammai *mikilaizōi *mikilammai *mikilaimaz *mikilaimaz *mikilaimaz
    instrumental *mikilanō *mikilaizō *mikilanō *mikilaimiz *mikilaimiz *mikilaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *mikilô *mikilǭ *mikilô *mikilaniz *mikilōniz *mikilōnō
    accusative *mikilanų *mikilōnų *mikilô *mikilanunz *mikilōnunz *mikilōnō
    genitive *mikiliniz *mikilōniz *mikiliniz *mikilanǫ̂ *mikilōnǫ̂ *mikilanǫ̂
    dative *mikilini *mikilōni *mikilini *mikilammaz *mikilōmaz *mikilammaz
    instrumental *mikilinē *mikilōnē *mikilinē *mikilammiz *mikilōmiz *mikilammiz

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    • *mekō
      • Old Norse: mjǫk

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*mekila-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 361-2
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