*mainaz

Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.nɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

mean, damaging, hurtful
unjust, false

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y-, which could be reduced from *(s)meh₂- (‘to beckon’) + *-yeti. See also Latin maereo (‘I am mournful’), Sanskrit मेनि (meni) (meni, ‘wrath, punishment’), Proto-Slavic *mamiti (‘to deceive’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	mainaz	mainō	mainą, -atō	mainai	mainôz	mainō
Acc.	mainanǭ	mainǭ	mainą, -atō	mainanz	mainōz	mainō
Gen.	mainas, -is	mainaizōz	mainas, -is	mainaizǫ̂	mainaizǫ̂	mainaizǫ̂
Dat.	mainammai	mainaizōi	mainammai	mainaimaz	mainaimaz	mainaimaz
Inst.	mainanō	mainaizō	mainanō	mainaimiz	mainaimiz	mainaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	mainô	mainǭ	mainô	mainaniz	mainōniz	mainōnō
Acc.	mainanų	mainōnų	mainô	mainanunz	mainōnunz	mainōnō
Gen.	maininiz	mainōniz	maininiz	mainanǫ̂	mainōnǫ̂	mainanǫ̂
Dat.	mainini	mainōni	mainini	mainammaz	mainōmaz	mainammaz
Inst.	maininē	mainōnē	maininē	mainammiz	mainōmiz	mainammiz

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Descendants

*main (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēn (Old Dutch)
  - meen, mein, gemeene (Middle Dutch)
    - gemeen (Dutch)
      - gemeen (Afrikaans)
*main (Proto-West Germanic)
- mān (Old English)
  - man, mon, mone, mene (Middle English)
    - mean (English)
    - mene, mein (Scots)
*main (Proto-West Germanic)
- mēn (Old Frisian)
  - meen, gemeen (Saterland Frisian)
  - mien, gemien (West Frisian)
*main (Proto-West Germanic)
- mein (Old High German)
  - mein, meine, gemein (Middle High German)
    - mein, gemein (German)
*main (Proto-West Germanic)
- *mēn (Old Saxon)
  - mên, mein, gemêne, gemeine (Middle Low German)
    - gemeen (German Low German)

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