*maizô
Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᛉᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.zɔːː/adjective · an/īn-stem
Meanings
comparative degree of *mikilaz
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-is-on-, a comparative formation in *-is- from *meh₂- (‘good; opportune’). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *māros (‘big, great’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Descendants
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*maiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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māra (Old English)
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more, mare, moore (Middle English)
- more (English)
- mair (Geordie)
- mair (Scots)
- more, mo' (Yola)
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more, mare, moore (Middle English)
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māra (Old English)
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*maiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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māra (Old Frisian)
- moor (Saterland Frisian)
- mear (West Frisian)
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māra (Old Frisian)
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*maiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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mēro (Old Saxon)
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mêr (Middle Low German)
- mehr (Low German)
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mêr (Middle Low German)
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mēro (Old Saxon)
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*maiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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mēro, mērro (Old Dutch)
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mere (Middle Dutch)
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meer (Dutch)
- meer (Afrikaans)
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meer (Dutch)
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mere (Middle Dutch)
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mēro, mērro (Old Dutch)
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*maiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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mēro (Old High German)
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mēr, mēre (Middle High German)
- meer (Alemannic German)
- mehr (German)
- מער (mer) (Yiddish)
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mēr, mēre (Middle High German)
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mēro (Old High German)
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*maiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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meiri (Old Norse)
- meiri, meira, meir (Icelandic)
- meiri, meira (Faroese)
- meir, (dialectal) meire, meira (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- mera (Swedish)
- mere (Danish)
- mer, mere (Norwegian Bokmål)
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meiri (Old Norse)
- 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰 (maiza) (Gothic)