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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilį̄
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *mikilaz (“large, great”) + *-į̄.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.ki.lĩː/
Noun
*mikilį̄ f[1]
- largeness, immensity, multitude
Inflection
| īn-stemDeclension of *mikilį̄ (īn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mikilį̄ | *mikilīniz | |
| vocative | *mikilį̄ | *mikilīniz | |
| accusative | *mikilīnų | *mikilīnunz | |
| genitive | *mikilīniz | *mikilīnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mikilīni | *mikilīmaz | |
| instrumental | *mikilīnē | *mikilīmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: mikili
- Old Dutch: mikili
- Old High German: mihhilī
- Middle High German: michele
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹 (mikilei)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*mekilīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 265