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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magaþs

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 *maguz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣɑθs/

Noun

*magaþs f[1][2]

  1. maiden, girl
  2. virgin

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *magaþs (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *magaþs *magaþiz
vocative *magaþ *magaþiz
accusative *magaþų *magaþunz
genitive *magaþiz *magaþǫ̂
dative *magaþi *magaþumaz
instrumental *magaþē *magaþumiz

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

References

  1. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 279:*magaþ-
  2. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148:PGmc, PWGmc *magaþ-
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*magaþi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 346
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