Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/maiʀō
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *maizô. Equivalent to *mai + *-ʀō.
Adjective
edit*maiʀō
- comparative degree of *mikil (“big, large”): more, larger
Inflection
edit| n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *maiʀō | ||
| Genitive | *maiʀini, *maiʀan | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *maiʀō | *maiʀā | *maiʀā |
| Accusative | *maiʀan | *maiʀōn | *maiʀā |
| Genitive | *maiʀini, *maiʀan | *maiʀōn | *maiʀini, *maiʀan |
| Dative | *maiʀini, *maiʀan | *maiʀōn | *maiʀini, *maiʀan |
| Instrumental | *maiʀini, *maiʀan | *maiʀōn | *maiʀini, *maiʀan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *maiʀan | *maiʀōn | *maiʀōn |
| Accusative | *maiʀan | *maiʀōn | *maiʀōn |
| Genitive | *maiʀanō | *maiʀōnō | *maiʀanō |
| Dative | *maiʀum | *maiʀōm, *maiʀum | *maiʀum |
| Instrumental | *maiʀum | *maiʀōm, *maiʀum | *maiʀum |