Reconstruction:Old English/mome

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother's sister, aunt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.me/

Noun

*mōme f

  1. aunt (mother's sister)

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative *mōme *mōman
accusative *mōman *mōman
genitive *mōman *mōmena
dative *mōman *mōmum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: mome, mone (influenced by Old Norse móna (“mother”))
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