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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matją
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
An ablaut variant of the root *mēs-, mōs, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to drip, ooze; grease, fat”). Compare *matiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tjɑ̃/
Noun
*matją n
- food
Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *matją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *matją | *matjō | |
vocative | *matją | *matjō | |
accusative | *matją | *matjō | |
genitive | *matjas, *matis | *matjǫ̂ | |
dative | *matjai | *matjamaz | |
instrumental | *matjō | *matjamiz |
Derived terms
- *matibalgiz
- *matiz
- *matjaną
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *metti
- Middle Low German: met
- German Low German: Mett
- → German: Mett
- Middle Low German: met