Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smikraz

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 *smēyg- (“small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb”), from Proto-Indo-European *smē-, *smey- (“to smear, stroke, wipe, rub”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σμικρός (smikrós), μικρός (mikrós, “small, short”), Lithuanian smeigti (“to lunge, thrust, jab”), Latin mīca (“crumb, morsel, bit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsmik.rɑz/

Adjective

*smikraz

fine, fair, tender, elegant

Inflection

Declension of *smikraz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smikraz	*smikrai	*smikrō	*smikrôz	*smikrą, -atō	*smikrō
Accusative	*smikranǭ	*smikranz	*smikrǭ	*smikrōz	*smikrą, -atō	*smikrō
Genitive	*smikras, -is	*smikraizǫ̂	*smikraizōz	*smikraizǫ̂	*smikras, -is	*smikraizǫ̂
Dative	*smikrammai	*smikraimaz	*smikraizōi	*smikraimaz	*smikrammai	*smikraimaz
Instrumental	*smikranō	*smikraimiz	*smikraizō	*smikraimiz	*smikranō	*smikraimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smikrô	*smikraniz	*smikrǭ	*smikrōniz	*smikrô	*smikrōnō
Accusative	*smikranų	*smikranunz	*smikrōnų	*smikrōnunz	*smikrô	*smikrōnō
Genitive	*smikriniz	*smikranǫ̂	*smikrōniz	*smikrōnǫ̂	*smikriniz	*smikranǫ̂
Dative	*smikrini	*smikrammaz	*smikrōni	*smikrōmaz	*smikrini	*smikrammaz
Instrumental	*smikrinē	*smikrammiz	*smikrōnē	*smikrōmiz	*smikrinē	*smikrammiz

Derived terms

*smikrį̄
*smikrōną

Descendants

Old English: smicor, smicer
- Middle English: smiker
  - English: smicker
Old High German: smehhar, smechar, *smekkar, *smeckar
- Middle High German: smecker
  - Danish: smækker
  - Swedish: smäcker
Old Norse: *smikr
- Norwegian: smikr (noun) (dialectal)