Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/metaþs
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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 pre-Germanic *medéts, oblique *medot-, a t-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*metaþs f
Inflection edit
The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant.
| consonant stemDeclension of *metaþs (consonant stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *metaþs | *metaþiz | |
| vocative | *metaþ | *metaþiz | |
| accusative | *metaþų | *metaþunz | |
| genitive | *metadiz | *metadǫ̂ | |
| dative | *metadi | *metadumaz | |
| instrumental | *metadē | *metadumiz | |