Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-umô

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 *-m̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-. Cognate with Latin -imus, Sanskrit -अम (-ama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.mɔːː/

Adjective

*-umô

1. Forms comparative or superlative adjectives.

Inflection

Declension of *-umô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-umô	*-umaniz	*-umį̄	*-umīniz	*-umô	*-umōnō
Accusative	*-umanų	*-umanunz	*-umīnų	*-umīnunz	*-umô	*-umōnō
Genitive	*-uminiz	*-umanǫ̂	*-umīniz	*-umīnǫ̂	*-uminiz	*-umanǫ̂
Dative	*-umini	*-umammaz	*-umīni	*-umīmaz	*-umini	*-umammaz
Instrumental	*-uminē	*-umammiz	*-umīnē	*-umīmiz	*-uminē	*-umammiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-umô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *-umō
  • Old English: -uma, -ema, -ma
    • English: -most (from -emest(a))
• Gothic: -𐌿𐌼𐌰 (-uma)