Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mahtilausaz

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 *mahtiz (“might”) +‎ *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑx.ti.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*mahtilausaz[1]

  1. powerless, mightless

Inflection

Declension of *mahtilausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mahtilausaz *mahtilausō *mahtilausą, *-at(ō) *mahtilausai *mahtilausôz *mahtilausō
accusative *mahtilausanǭ *mahtilausǭ *mahtilausą, *-at(ō) *mahtilausanz *mahtilausōz *mahtilausō
genitive *mahtilausas, *mahtilausis *mahtilausaizōz *mahtilausas, *mahtilausis *mahtilausaizǫ̂ *mahtilausaizǫ̂ *mahtilausaizǫ̂
dative *mahtilausammai *mahtilausaizōi *mahtilausammai *mahtilausaimaz *mahtilausaimaz *mahtilausaimaz
instrumental *mahtilausanō *mahtilausaizō *mahtilausanō *mahtilausaimiz *mahtilausaimiz *mahtilausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *mahtilausô *mahtilausǭ *mahtilausô *mahtilausaniz *mahtilausōniz *mahtilausōnō
accusative *mahtilausanų *mahtilausōnų *mahtilausô *mahtilausanunz *mahtilausōnunz *mahtilausōnō
genitive *mahtilausiniz *mahtilausōniz *mahtilausiniz *mahtilausanǫ̂ *mahtilausōnǫ̂ *mahtilausanǫ̂
dative *mahtilausini *mahtilausōni *mahtilausini *mahtilausammaz *mahtilausōmaz *mahtilausammaz
instrumental *mahtilausinē *mahtilausōnē *mahtilausinē *mahtilausammiz *mahtilausōmiz *mahtilausammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: meahtleās
  • Old Frisian: *machtlās
    • Saterland Frisian: machtloos
    • West Frisian: machteleas
  • Low German: machtlos
  • Old Dutch: *mahtlōs
  • Old High German: *mahtlōs
  • Old Norse: máttlauss

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maxti-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 254
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