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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/matją

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

An ablaut variant of the root *mēs-, mōs, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to drip, ooze; grease, fat”). Compare *matiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tjɑ̃/

Noun

*matją n

  1. food

Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *matją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *matją *matjō
vocative *matją *matjō
accusative *matją *matjō
genitive *matjas, *matis *matjǫ̂
dative *matjai *matjamaz
instrumental *matjō *matjamiz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *metti
    • Middle Low German: met
      • German Low German: Mett
      • → German: Mett
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