Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/medumōną

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From *medumô (“middle, midmost”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.ðu.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*medumōną

  1. to mediate, moderate

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *medumōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *medumō *medumǭ — *medumōi ?
2nd singular *medumōsi *medumōs *medumō *medumōsai *medumōsau
3rd singular *medumōþi *medumō *medumōþau *medumōþai *medumōþau
1st dual *medumōs *medumōw — — —
2nd dual *medumōþiz *medumōþiz *medumōþiz — —
1st plural *medumōmaz *medumōm — *medumōnþai *medumōnþau
2nd plural *medumōþ *medumōþ *medumōþ *medumōnþai *medumōnþau
3rd plural *medumōnþi *medumōn *medumōnþau *medumōnþai *medumōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *medumōdǭ *medumōdēdį̄
2nd singular *medumōdēz *medumōdēdīz
3rd singular *medumōdē *medumōdēdī
1st dual *medumōdēdū *medumōdēdīw
2nd dual *medumōdēdudiz *medumōdēdīdiz
1st plural *medumōdēdum *medumōdēdīm
2nd plural *medumōdēdud *medumōdēdīd
3rd plural *medumōdēdun *medumōdēdīn
present past
participles *medumōndz *medumōdaz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95: “PGmc *medumōną ‘find the midpoint’”
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