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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magaz
 | This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Derived from *maganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣɑz/
Adjective
*magaz
- able, strong, capable
Inflection
Declension of *magaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *magaz | *magai | *magō | *magôz | *magą, -atō | *magō |
| Accusative | *maganǭ | *maganz | *magǭ | *magōz | *magą, -atō | *magō |
| Genitive | *magas, -is | *magaizǫ̂ | *magaizōz | *magaizǫ̂ | *magas, -is | *magaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *magammai | *magaimaz | *magaizōi | *magaimaz | *magammai | *magaimaz |
| Instrumental | *maganō | *magaimiz | *magaizō | *magaimiz | *maganō | *magaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *magô | *maganiz | *magǭ | *magōniz | *magô | *magōnō |
| Accusative | *maganų | *maganunz | *magōnų | *magōnunz | *magô | *magōnō |
| Genitive | *maginiz | *maganǫ̂ | *magōniz | *magōnǫ̂ | *maginiz | *maganǫ̂ |
| Dative | *magini | *magammaz | *magōni | *magōmaz | *magini | *magammaz |
| Instrumental | *maginē | *magammiz | *magōnē | *magōmiz | *maginē | *magammiz |
Derived terms
- *magiþō
- *unmagaz
Descendants
- Old English: maga (only attested as weak, also used substantively)
- Old High German: *mag, unmag