Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maganą

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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.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *muganą, *mage (3sg.), *mugunþ (3pl.)[1]
  • *magą[2]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe, from *megʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *moťi.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*maganą

  1. to be able, may

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *maganą (preterite-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mag *magį̄ — — —
2nd singular *maht *magīz — — —
3rd singular *mag *magī — — —
1st dual *magū *magīw — — —
2nd dual *magudiz *magīdiz — — —
1st plural *magum *magīm — — —
2nd plural *magud *magīd — — —
3rd plural *magun *magīn — — —
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mahtǭ *mahtēdį̄
2nd singular *mahtēz *mahtēdīz
3rd singular *mahtē *mahtēdī
1st dual *mahtēdū *mahtēdīw
2nd dual *mahtēdudiz *mahtēdīdiz
1st plural *mahtēdum *mahtēdīm
2nd plural *mahtēdud *mahtēdīd
3rd plural *mahtēdun *mahtēdīn
present past
participles *magandz *mahtaz

Usage notes[edit]

The main distinction between *kunnaną and *maganą is that the former deals with one's own capabilities, whereas the latter indicates ability due to favourable circumstances not under one's control.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mugan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*maʒa”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 252
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