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This Proto-Germanic 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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From a conflation of Proto-Indo-European *-mō and *-mn̥.
Pronunciation
Suffix
*-mô m
- (rare) -ness. Forms abstract nouns from verbs, denoting a quality, state, or instrument.
Inflection
Declension of *-mô (masculine an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*-mô
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*-maniz
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| vocative
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*-mô
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*-maniz
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| accusative
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*-manų
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*-manunz
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| genitive
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*-miniz
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*-manǫ̂
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| dative
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*-mini
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*-mammaz
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| instrumental
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*-minē
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*-mammiz
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Derived terms
Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-mô
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *-mō
- Old Frisian: -ma
- West Frisian: -me, -tme (literary)
- Old Saxon: -mo
- Old High German: -mo, -amo, -emo
- Old East Norse: -mi
- Old Danish: -mæ
- Danish: -me (not productive)
- Old Swedish: -me
- Swedish: -ma (not productive)
- Gothic: -𐌼𐌰 (-ma, in 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰 (ahma))