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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēlāną

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

Related to *mēlą (“stain, mark, spot”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mēlāną[1]

  1. to stain
  2. to paint

Inflection
Conjugation of *mēlāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mēlō ?— ? ?
2nd singular *mēlaisi ?*mēlai*mēlāsai ?
3rd singular *mēlaiþi ?*mēlāþau*mēlāþai ?
1st dual *mēlōs ?———
2nd dual *mēlāþiz ?*mēlāþiz——
1st plural *mēlāmaz ?—*mēlānþai ?
2nd plural *mēlaiþ ?*mēlaiþ*mēlānþai ?
3rd plural *mēlānþi ?*mēlānþau*mēlānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mēladǭ*mēladēdį̄
2nd singular *mēladēz*mēladēdīz
3rd singular *mēladē*mēladēdī
1st dual *mēladēdū*mēladēdīw
2nd dual *mēladēdudiz*mēladēdīdiz
1st plural *mēladēdum*mēladēdīm
2nd plural *mēladēdud*mēladēdīd
3rd plural *mēladēdun*mēladēdīn
present past
participles *mēlāndz*mēladaz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mēljanan ~ *mēlēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 270
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mēla- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182: “*mēlōjan-”
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