mikil

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mikil (comparative meiri, superlative mestur)

  1. great
  2. important (persons)

Declension

Declension of mikil (a28)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mikil mikil mikið
accusative miklan mikla mikið
dative miklum miklari miklum
genitive mikils miklar mikils
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative miklir miklar mikil
accusative miklar miklar mikil
dative miklum miklum miklum
genitive mikla mikla mikla

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Gothic

Romanization

mikil

  1. romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mikil

  1. inflection of mikill:
    1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
    2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
    3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil

  1. great, big
  2. a large amount of

Inflection

Declension of mikil (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative mikil mikil mikil mikila, mikile
accusative mikilan, mikilen mikila mikil mikila, mikile
genitive mikiles mikilero mikiles mikilero
dative mikilin, mikilemo mikilero mikilin, mikilemo mikilon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative mikilo mikila mikila mikilon
accusative mikilon mikilon mikila mikilon
genitive mikilin mikilon mikilin mikilono
dative mikilin mikilon mikilin mikilon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: mēkel
    • Dutch: mekel (archaic)

Further reading

  • “mikil”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Norse

Adjective

mikil

  1. inflection of mikill:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil (comparative mēro, superlative mēst)

  1. great, big
  2. a large amount of

Declension

Declension of mikil
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative mikil mikil mikil mikle miklu mikle
accusative miklana mikil mikla mikle miklu mikle
genitive mikles mikles miklaro miklarō miklarō miklarō
dative miklumu miklumu miklaro miklum miklum miklum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative miklo mikla mikla miklu
accusative miklun mikla miklun miklun
genitive miklun miklun miklun miklonō
dative miklun miklun miklun miklum
Comparative forms of mikil (weak only)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative mēro mēra mēra mēru
accusative mērun mēra mērun mērun
genitive mērun mērun mērun mēronō
dative mērun mērun mērun mērum
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Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative mēst mēst mēst mēste mēste mēstu
accusative mēstana mēst mēsta mēste mēste mēstu
genitive mēstes mēstes mēstaro mēstarō mēstarō mēstarō
dative mēstumu mēstumu mēstaro mēstum mēstum mēstum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative mēsto mēsta mēsta mēstu
accusative mēstun mēsta mēstun mēstun
genitive mēstun mēstun mēstun mēstonō
dative mēstun mēstun mēstun mēstum

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: mēkel, mikel, michel
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: Mēkelenborch
      • German Low German: Mękelnborg
        • → German: Mecklenburg, Meklenburg , Meckelnburg, Mekelnburg, Meckelenburg
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