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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maganą
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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 *(me)mógʰe, from *megʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/
Inflection
Conjugation of *maganą (preterite-present)
| active voice | passive voice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| 1st singular | *mag | *magį̄ | — | — | — |
| 2nd singular | *maht | *magīz | — | — | — |
| 3rd singular | *mag | *magī | — | — | — |
| 1st dual | *magū | *magīw | — | — | — |
| 2nd dual | *magudiz | *magīdiz | — | — | — |
| 1st plural | *magum | *magīm | — | — | — |
| 2nd plural | *magud | *magīd | — | — | — |
| 3rd plural | *magun | *magīn | — | — | — |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | |||
| 1st singular | *mahtǭ | *mahtēdį̄ | |||
| 2nd singular | *mahtēz | *mahtēdīz | |||
| 3rd singular | *mahtē | *mahtēdī | |||
| 1st dual | *mahtēdū | *mahtēdīw | |||
| 2nd dual | *mahtēdudiz | *mahtēdīdiz | |||
| 1st plural | *mahtēdum | *mahtēdīm | |||
| 2nd plural | *mahtēdud | *mahtēdīd | |||
| 3rd plural | *mahtēdun | *mahtēdīn | |||
| present | past | ||||
| participles | *magandz | *mahtaz | |||
Usage notes
The main distinction between *kunnaną and *maganą is that the former deals with one's own capabilities, whereas the latter indicates ability due to favourable circumstances not under one's control.
Descendants
- Old English: magan
- Old Frisian: muga
- Old Saxon: mugan
- Frankish: *magan, *mugan
- Old High German: mugan
- Old Norse: mega
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan)
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