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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-umô

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *-m̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.[1] Cognate with Latin -imus, Sanskrit -अम (-ama).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /u.mɔːː/

Adjective

*-umô

  1. Forms comparative or superlative adjectives.

Inflection
Declension of *-umô (an/īn-stem)
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *-umô *-umaniz *-umį̄ *-umīniz *-umô *-umōnō
Accusative *-umanų *-umanunz *-umīnų *-umīnunz *-umô *-umōnō
Genitive *-uminiz *-umanǫ̂ *-umīniz *-umīnǫ̂ *-uminiz *-umanǫ̂
Dative *-umini *-umammaz *-umīni *-umīmaz *-umini *-umammaz
Instrumental *-uminē *-umammiz *-umīnē *-umīmiz *-uminē *-umammiz


Derived terms
Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-umô

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *-umō
    • Old English: -uma, -ema, -ma
      • English: -most (from -emest(a))
  • Gothic: -𐌿𐌼𐌰 (-uma)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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