Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smikraz
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (“small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb”), from Proto-Indo-European *smē-, *smey- (“to smear, stroke, wipe, rub”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σμικρός (smikrós), μικρός (mikrós, “small, short”), Lithuanian smeigti (“to lunge, thrust, jab”), Latin mīca (“crumb, morsel, bit”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*smikraz
Inflection
editDeclension of *smikraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *smikraz | *smikrai | *smikrō | *smikrôz | *smikrą, -atō | *smikrō |
| Accusative | *smikranǭ | *smikranz | *smikrǭ | *smikrōz | *smikrą, -atō | *smikrō |
| Genitive | *smikras, -is | *smikraizǫ̂ | *smikraizōz | *smikraizǫ̂ | *smikras, -is | *smikraizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *smikrammai | *smikraimaz | *smikraizōi | *smikraimaz | *smikrammai | *smikraimaz |
| Instrumental | *smikranō | *smikraimiz | *smikraizō | *smikraimiz | *smikranō | *smikraimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *smikrô | *smikraniz | *smikrǭ | *smikrōniz | *smikrô | *smikrōnō |
| Accusative | *smikranų | *smikranunz | *smikrōnų | *smikrōnunz | *smikrô | *smikrōnō |
| Genitive | *smikriniz | *smikranǫ̂ | *smikrōniz | *smikrōnǫ̂ | *smikriniz | *smikranǫ̂ |
| Dative | *smikrini | *smikrammaz | *smikrōni | *smikrōmaz | *smikrini | *smikrammaz |
| Instrumental | *smikrinē | *smikrammiz | *smikrōnē | *smikrōmiz | *smikrinē | *smikrammiz |