Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mari

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

From Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ri/

Noun

*mari n

sea, ocean
lake, body of water

Inflection

neuter i-stemDeclension of *mari (neuter i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mari	*marī
vocative	*mari	*marī
accusative	*mari	*marī
genitive	*marīz	*marjǫ̂
dative	*marī	*marimaz
instrumental	*marī	*marimiz

Synonyms

*laguz
*saiwiz

Derived terms

*mariskaz
*mariswīną

Descendants

Old English: mere
- Middle English: mere
  - Scots: mere
  - English: mere
Old Frisian: mere
- Saterland Frisian: Meer
- West Frisian: mar
Old Saxon: meri
- Middle Low German: mer
  - German Low German: Meer
  - Low German: meer
  - Plautdietsch: Mäa
Old Dutch: *meri
- Middle Dutch: mere
  - Dutch: meer
    - Afrikaans: meer
  - Limburgish: maer
Old High German: meri
- Middle High German: mer
  - Alemannic German: Meer
  - German: Meer
  - Luxembourgish: Mier
Old Norse: marr
- Icelandic: mar
- Faroese: marur
- Norn: mar
- Norwegian: mar (in compounds)
- Swedish: mar (in compounds)
- Danish: mar (in compounds)
- Westrobothnian: mara, märi
- Scots: mar
- Old French: mare
  - Middle French: mare
    - French: mare
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 f (marei)