Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mikilaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*mikilaz (comparative *maizô, superlative *maistaz)
Inflection
Declension of *mikilaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *mikilaz | *mikilai | *mikilō | *mikilôz | *mikilą, -atō | *mikilō |
Accusative | *mikilanǭ | *mikilanz | *mikilǭ | *mikilōz | *mikilą, -atō | *mikilō |
Genitive | *mikilas, -is | *mikilaizǫ̂ | *mikilaizōz | *mikilaizǫ̂ | *mikilas, -is | *mikilaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *mikilammai | *mikilaimaz | *mikilaizōi | *mikilaimaz | *mikilammai | *mikilaimaz |
Instrumental | *mikilanō | *mikilaimiz | *mikilaizō | *mikilaimiz | *mikilanō | *mikilaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *mikilô | *mikilaniz | *mikilǭ | *mikilōniz | *mikilô | *mikilōnō |
Accusative | *mikilanų | *mikilanunz | *mikilōnų | *mikilōnunz | *mikilô | *mikilōnō |
Genitive | *mikiliniz | *mikilanǫ̂ | *mikilōniz | *mikilōnǫ̂ | *mikiliniz | *mikilanǫ̂ |
Dative | *mikilini | *mikilammaz | *mikilōni | *mikilōmaz | *mikilini | *mikilammaz |
Instrumental | *mikilinē | *mikilammiz | *mikilōnē | *mikilōmiz | *mikilinē | *mikilammiz |
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *mikil
- Old English: miċel, myċel, micil
- Old Saxon: mikil
- Middle Low German: mēkel, mikel, michel
- ⇒ Middle Low German: Mēkelenborch
- German Low German: Mękelnborg
- → German: Mecklenburg, Meklenburg , Meckelnburg, Mekelnburg, Meckelenburg
- German Low German: Mękelnborg
- ⇒ Middle Low German: Mēkelenborch
- Middle Low German: mēkel, mikel, michel
- Old Dutch: mikil
- Old High German: mihhil
- Old Norse: mikill, mykill
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils)