mikill
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méga-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mikill (comparative meiri, superlative mestur)
Inflection
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | mikill | mikil | mikið |
accusative | mikinn | mikla | mikið |
dative | miklum | mikilli | miklu |
genitive | mikils | mikillar | mikils |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | miklir | miklar | mikil |
accusative | mikla | miklar | mikil |
dative | miklum | miklum | miklum |
genitive | mikilla | mikilla | mikilla |
Derived terms
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵa-, *meǵh₂- (“big, great”). Cognate with Old English miċel, Old Saxon mikil, Old Dutch mikil, Old High German mihhil, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils).
Adjective
mikill (comparative meiri, superlative mestr)
- great, tall of stature
- great, large, in bulk or size
- áin var mikil
- the river was swollen
- (of quantity) much
- prominent
Inflection
This word seems to have a suppletive inflection, using another root in the comparative and superlative forms, than in the positive form (albeit one inherited from earlier Proto-Germanic). Note also the otherwise irregular nn-ending in the accusative singular masculine form (mikinn), as well as the t-ending in the nominative and accusative singular neuter forms (mikit).
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | mikill | mikil | mikit |
accusative | mikinn | mikla | mikit |
dative | miklum | mikilli | miklu |
genitive | mikils | mikillar | mikils |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | miklir | miklar | mikil |
accusative | mikla | miklar | mikil |
dative | miklum | miklum | miklum |
genitive | mikilla | mikilla | mikilla |
Descendants
- Icelandic: mikill
- Faroese: mikil
- Norn: mikkel, mukkel
- Norwegian:
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- Old Swedish: mykil, mykin
- Old Danish: mikit
References
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːcɪtl
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adjectives
- Icelandic suppletive adjectives
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse adjectives
- Old Norse terms with usage examples
- Old Norse suppletive adjectives