Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mārī
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.
Adjective edit
*mārī[1]
Inflection edit
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *mārī | ||
| Genitive | *mārijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mārī | *māriju | *mārī |
| Accusative | *mārijanā | *mārijā | *mārī |
| Genitive | *mārijas | *mārijeʀā | *mārijas |
| Dative | *mārijumē | *mārijeʀē | *mārijumē |
| Instrumental | *māriju | *mārijeʀu | *māriju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mārijē | *mārijō | *māriju |
| Accusative | *mārijā | *mārijā | *māriju |
| Genitive | *mārijeʀō | *mārijeʀō | *mārijeʀō |
| Dative | *mārijēm, *mārijum | *mārijēm, *mārijum | *mārijēm, *mārijum |
| Instrumental | *mārijēm, *mārijum | *mārijēm, *mārijum | *mārijēm, *mārijum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: mǣre
- Old Frisian: mēre
- Old Saxon: māri
- Old Dutch: māri
- Middle Dutch: mâre
- Old High German: māri
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *mēriją, related to Etymology 1 above.[2]
Noun edit
*mārī n
Inflection edit
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *mārī | |
| Genitive | *mārijas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mārī | *māriju |
| Accusative | *mārī | *māriju |
| Genitive | *mārijas | *mārijō |
| Dative | *mārijē | *mārijum |
| Instrumental | *māriju | *mārijum |
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Germanic *mērį̄. Equivalent to *mārī (“famous”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).
Noun edit
*mārī f
Inflection edit
| īn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *mārī | |
| Genitive | *mārīn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mārī | — |
| Accusative | *mārīn | — |
| Genitive | *mārīn | — |
| Dative | *mārīn | — |
| Instrumental | *mārīn | — |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47: “PWGmc *mārī”
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mare1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute