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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilį̄

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 *mikilaz (“large, great”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki.lĩː/

Noun

*mikilį̄ f[1]

  1. largeness, immensity, multitude

Inflection
īn-stemDeclension of *mikilį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mikilį̄ *mikilīniz
vocative *mikilį̄ *mikilīniz
accusative *mikilīnų *mikilīnunz
genitive *mikilīniz *mikilīnǫ̂
dative *mikilīni *mikilīmaz
instrumental *mikilīnē *mikilīmiz

Descendants
  • Old English: miċelu
  • Old Saxon: mikili
  • Old Dutch: mikili
  • Old High German: mihhilī
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹 (mikilei)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mekilīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
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