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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/midlōną

 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

Etymology edit

From *midlą (“middle”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmið.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*midlōną

  1. to join in the middle, to meet in between
  2. to split in the middle, split in halves
  3. to mediate

Inflection edit

Conjugation of *midlōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *midlō *midlǭ — *midlōi ?
2nd singular *midlōsi *midlōs *midlō *midlōsai *midlōsau
3rd singular *midlōþi *midlō *midlōþau *midlōþai *midlōþau
1st dual *midlōs *midlōw — — —
2nd dual *midlōþiz *midlōþiz *midlōþiz — —
1st plural *midlōmaz *midlōm — *midlōnþai *midlōnþau
2nd plural *midlōþ *midlōþ *midlōþ *midlōnþai *midlōnþau
3rd plural *midlōnþi *midlōn *midlōnþau *midlōnþai *midlōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *midlōdǭ *midlōdēdį̄
2nd singular *midlōdēz *midlōdēdīz
3rd singular *midlōdē *midlōdēdī
1st dual *midlōdēdū *midlōdēdīw
2nd dual *midlōdēdudiz *midlōdēdīdiz
1st plural *midlōdēdum *midlōdēdīm
2nd plural *midlōdēdud *midlōdēdīd
3rd plural *midlōdēdun *midlōdēdīn
present past
participles *midlōndz *midlōdaz

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*međlōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
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