Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mailą

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *mel-, *melw- (dark, dirty; to soil), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (to soil). Cognate with Lithuanian miẽles (yeast, barm, leaven).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*mailą n

  1. spot, mark, blemish

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *mailą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *mailą *mailō
vocative *mailą *mailō
accusative *mailą *mailō
genitive *mailas, *mailis *mailǫ̂
dative *mailai *mailamaz
instrumental *mailō *mailamiz

Descendants[edit]