Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdagaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *mōdaz (“mind; courage; zeal”) + *-gaz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*mōdagaz[1]
Inflection
editDeclension of *mōdagaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *mōdagaz | *mōdagai | *mōdagō | *mōdagôz | *mōdagą, -atō | *mōdagō |
Accusative | *mōdaganǭ | *mōdaganz | *mōdagǭ | *mōdagōz | *mōdagą, -atō | *mōdagō |
Genitive | *mōdagas, -is | *mōdagaizǫ̂ | *mōdagaizōz | *mōdagaizǫ̂ | *mōdagas, -is | *mōdagaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *mōdagammai | *mōdagaimaz | *mōdagaizōi | *mōdagaimaz | *mōdagammai | *mōdagaimaz |
Instrumental | *mōdaganō | *mōdagaimiz | *mōdagaizō | *mōdagaimiz | *mōdaganō | *mōdagaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *mōdagô | *mōdaganiz | *mōdagǭ | *mōdagōniz | *mōdagô | *mōdagōnō |
Accusative | *mōdaganų | *mōdaganunz | *mōdagōnų | *mōdagōnunz | *mōdagô | *mōdagōnō |
Genitive | *mōdaginiz | *mōdaganǫ̂ | *mōdagōniz | *mōdagōnǫ̂ | *mōdaginiz | *mōdaganǫ̂ |
Dative | *mōdagini | *mōdagammaz | *mōdagōni | *mōdagōmaz | *mōdagini | *mōdagammaz |
Instrumental | *mōdaginē | *mōdagammiz | *mōdagōnē | *mōdagōmiz | *mōdaginē | *mōdagammiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *mōdag
- Old Norse: móðigr, móðugr
- Gothic: 𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (mōdags)
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mōđaʒaz ~ *mōđiʒaz ~ *mōđuʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 273