*mainiz

Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᚾᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.niz/

adjective · i-stem

Meanings

common

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *moynis (‘common, mutual’), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (‘to change, exchange, interchange, swap, share in common’). Compare Lithuanian mai̇̃nas (‘exchange’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	mainiz	mainī	mainį, -jatō	mainijai	mainijôz	mainijō
Acc.	mainijanǭ	mainijǭ	mainį, -jatō	mainijanz	mainijōz	mainijō
Gen.	mainijas, mainīs	mainijaizōz	mainijas, mainīs	mainijaizǫ̂	mainijaizǫ̂	mainijaizǫ̂
Dat.	mainijammai	mainijaizōi	mainijammai	mainijaimaz	mainijaimaz	mainijaimaz
Inst.	mainijanō	mainijaizō	mainijanō	mainijaimiz	mainijaimiz	mainijaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	mainijô	mainijǭ	mainijô	mainijaniz	mainijōniz	mainijōnō
Acc.	mainijanų	mainijōnų	mainijô	mainijanunz	mainijōnunz	mainijōnō
Gen.	mainīniz	mainijōniz	mainīniz	mainijanǫ̂	mainijōnǫ̂	mainijanǫ̂
Dat.	mainīni	mainijōni	mainīni	mainijammaz	mainijōmaz	mainijammaz
Inst.	mainīnē	mainijōnē	mainīnē	mainijammiz	mainijōmiz	mainijammiz

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Descendants

mǣne (Old English)
- mene, mansen (Middle English)
  - mean, manse (English)
  - mean, mein (Scots)
mǣnsumian (Old English)
- mene, mansen (Middle English)
  - mean, manse (English)
  - mean, mein (Scots)
mānsumian (Old English)
- mene, mansen (Middle English)
  - mean, manse (English)
  - mean, mein (Scots)
mēne (Old Frisian)
- mande (Saterland Frisian)
manda (Old Frisian)
- mande (Saterland Frisian)
monda (Old Frisian)
- mande (Saterland Frisian)
*mēne (Old Dutch)
- meen (Middle Dutch)
*meine (Old Dutch)
- meen (Middle Dutch)

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