Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mailą
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *mel-, *melw- (“dark, dirty; to soil”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to soil”). Cognate with Lithuanian miẽles (“yeast, barm, leaven”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*mailą n
Inflection edit
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *mailą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *mailą | *mailō | |
| vocative | *mailą | *mailō | |
| accusative | *mailą | *mailō | |
| genitive | *mailas, *mailis | *mailǫ̂ | |
| dative | *mailai | *mailamaz | |
| instrumental | *mailō | *mailamiz | |