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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēaną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”). Compare Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to reap”), Latin metō (“to reap, harvest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/
Inflection
Conjugation of *mēaną (strong class 7)
| active voice | passive voice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| 1st singular | *mēō | *mēaų | — | *mēai | *? |
| 2nd singular | *mēizi | *mēaiz | *mē | *mēazai | *mēaizau |
| 3rd singular | *mēidi | *mēai | *mēadau | *mēadai | *mēaidau |
| 1st dual | *mēōz | *mēaiw | — | — | — |
| 2nd dual | *mēadiz | *mēaidiz | *mēadiz | — | — |
| 1st plural | *mēamaz | *mēaim | — | *mēandai | *mēaindau |
| 2nd plural | *mēid | *mēaid | *mēid | *mēandai | *mēaindau |
| 3rd plural | *mēandi | *mēain | *mēandau | *mēandai | *mēaindau |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | |||
| 1st singular | *memō | *memōį̄ | |||
| 2nd singular | *memōt | *memōīz | |||
| 3rd singular | *memō | *memōī | |||
| 1st dual | *memōū | *memōīw | |||
| 2nd dual | *memōudiz | *memōīdiz | |||
| 1st plural | *memōum | *memōīm | |||
| 2nd plural | *memōud | *memōīd | |||
| 3rd plural | *memōun | *memōīn | |||
| present | past | ||||
| participles | *mēandz | *mēanaz | |||
Related terms
- *mēdiz
- *mēþą
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