Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/metaþs

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

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *medéts, oblique *medot-, a t-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.tɑθs/

Noun

*metaþs f

1. measure

Inflection

The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant.

Declension of *metaþs (consonant stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*metaþs	*metaþiz
vocative	*metaþ	*metaþiz
accusative	*metaþų	*metaþunz
genitive	*metadiz	*metadǫ̂
dative	*metadi	*metadumaz
instrumental	*metadē	*metadumiz

Related terms

• *metōþs/*metōduz

Descendants

• Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs)
• → Proto-Finnic: *mitta (see there for further descendants)