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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matjaną
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-yéti ~ *m̥h₂d-yónti, from *meh₂d- (“to be wet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*matjaną
- to eat, to have one's meal
Inflection
Conjugation of *matjaną (weak class 1)
| active voice | passive voice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| 1st singular | *matjō | *matjaų | — | *matjai | *? |
| 2nd singular | *matisi | *matjais | *mati | *matjasai | *matjaisau |
| 3rd singular | *matiþi | *matjai | *matjaþau | *matjaþai | *matjaiþau |
| 1st dual | *matjōs | *matjaiw | — | — | — |
| 2nd dual | *matjaþiz | *matjaiþiz | *matjaþiz | — | — |
| 1st plural | *matjamaz | *matjaim | — | *matjanþai | *matjainþau |
| 2nd plural | *matiþ | *matjaiþ | *matiþ | *matjanþai | *matjainþau |
| 3rd plural | *matjanþi | *matjain | *matjanþau | *matjanþai | *matjainþau |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | |||
| 1st singular | *matidǭ | *matidēdį̄ | |||
| 2nd singular | *matidēz | *matidēdīz | |||
| 3rd singular | *matidē | *matidēdī | |||
| 1st dual | *matidēdū | *matidēdīw | |||
| 2nd dual | *matidēdudiz | *matidēdīdiz | |||
| 1st plural | *matidēdum | *matidēdīm | |||
| 2nd plural | *matidēdud | *matidēdīd | |||
| 3rd plural | *matidēdun | *matidēdīn | |||
| present | past | ||||
| participles | *matjandz | *matidaz | |||
Related terms
- *matitjaną
Descendants
- Old Norse: metja
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (matjan)
- Vandalic: matzia