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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mērį̄
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *mēraz (“famous”) + *-į̄.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.rĩː/
Noun
*mērį̄ f[1]
- fame, reputation
Inflection
| īn-stemDeclension of *mērį̄ (īn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mērį̄ | *mērīniz | |
| vocative | *mērį̄ | *mērīniz | |
| accusative | *mērīnų | *mērīnunz | |
| genitive | *mērīniz | *mērīnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mērīni | *mērīmaz | |
| instrumental | *mērīnē | *mērīmiz | |
Descendants
- Old High German: mārī
- Middle High German: mære
- German: Märe
- Middle High German: mære
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (wailamērei)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*mērīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 270