𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From *𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*mērs, “fame”) +‎ -𐌹𐌻𐌰 (-ila).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ri.la/

Proper noun

𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰 • (mērila) m

1. a male given name
   • Naples Deed, c. 550:

     𐌹𐌺 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍆𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 ·𐌾· ...

     ik mērila bōkareis handau meinai ufmēlida jah andnēmum skilliggans ·j· ...

     I, Merila the scribe, signed by hand, and we received sixty shillings ...

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰 mērila	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 mērilans
Vocative	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰 mērila	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 mērilans
Accusative	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 mērilan	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 mērilans
Genitive	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌽𐍃 mērilins	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌴 mērilanē
Dative	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌽 mērilin	𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼 mērilam

Related terms

• 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰 (mēriþa)

Descendants

• Galician: Merlán