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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 earlier *magwī, from *maguz (“boy”), with feminine suffix; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“young”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*mawī f
- girl
Inflection
Declension of *mawī (ī/jō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*mawī
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*mawjôz
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| vocative
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*mawī
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*mawjôz
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| accusative
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*mawjǭ
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*mawjōz
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| genitive
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*mawjōz
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*mawjǫ̂
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| dative
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*mawjōi
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*mawjōmaz
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| instrumental
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*mawjō
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*mawjōmiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old Norse: mær, mey, meyja (the latter two from the paradigm of the former)
- Icelandic: mær, mey, meyja
- Faroese: moy, moyggj (< mey)
- Norwegian Bokmål: møy (< mey)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: møy (< mey)
- Old Swedish: mø̄ (< mey)
- Old Danish: mø̄ (< mey)
- Gutnish: måi (< mey)
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 (mawi)