Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maþlą
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom a zero-grade stem of *mōtaną (“to be permitted to, to be allowed”). In the case of *maþlą, the root-final Proto-Indo-European *d of their common root was regularly lost before the instrumental *-þlą ( < *-tlom) suffix; compare the development of Proto-West Germanic *seþl from *séd-tlom.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*maþlą n
Inflection
editneuter a-stemDeclension of *maþlą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *maþlą | *maþlō | |
vocative | *maþlą | *maþlō | |
accusative | *maþlą | *maþlō | |
genitive | *maþlas, *maþlis | *maþlǫ̂ | |
dative | *maþlai | *maþlamaz | |
instrumental | *maþlō | *maþlamiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- Guus Kroonen, “Reflections on the o/zero-Ablaut in the Germanic Iterative Verbs”, in The Indo-European Verb: Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, 13-15 September 2010, Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2012