Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mērį̄

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *mēraz (“famous”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.rĩː/

Noun

*mērį̄ f[1]

  1. fame, reputation

Inflection

Declension 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

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mārī
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (wailamērei)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mērīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 270
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