*murguz
Runic: ᛗᚢᚱᚷᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmur.ɣuz/adjective · u-stem
Meanings
- short; brief
- slow; leisurely
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mr̥ǵʰús, *mréǵʰus (‘short’). Cognate with Latin brevis (‘short, small, narrow, shallow’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | murguz | murgī | murgų, -jatō | murgijai | murgijôz | murgijō |
| Acc. | murgijanǭ | murgijǭ | murgų, -jatō | murgijanz | murgijōz | murgijō |
| Gen. | murgijas, murgīs | murgijaizōz | murgijas, murgīs | murgijaizǫ̂ | murgijaizǫ̂ | murgijaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | murgijammai | murgijaizōi | murgijammai | murgijaimaz | murgijaimaz | murgijaimaz |
| Inst. | murgijanō | murgijaizō | murgijanō | murgijaimiz | murgijaimiz | murgijaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | murgijô | murgijǭ | murgijô | murgijaniz | murgijōniz | murgijōnō |
| Acc. | murgijanų | murgijōnų | murgijô | murgijanunz | murgijōnunz | murgijōnō |
| Gen. | murgīniz | murgijōniz | murgīniz | murgijanǫ̂ | murgijōnǫ̂ | murgijanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | murgīni | murgijōni | murgīni | murgijammaz | murgijōmaz | murgijammaz |
| Inst. | murgīnē | murgijōnē | murgīnē | murgijammiz | murgijōmiz | murgijammiz |
Descendants
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*murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
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*murgi, *mirgi (Old Dutch)
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*mirgilīk (Old Dutch)
- mergelijc (Middle Dutch)
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*mirgilīk (Old Dutch)
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*murgi, *mirgi (Old Dutch)
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*murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
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myrġe, miriġe, murġe, myriġe, myreġe, meriġe, merġe (Old English)
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mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury (Middle English)
- merry (English)
- mirry, mery (Scots)
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mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury (Middle English)
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myrġe, miriġe, murġe, myriġe, myreġe, meriġe, merġe (Old English)
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*murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
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murgi, murg (Old High German)
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murc (Middle High German)
- Mürggu, Mürgu (Alemannic German)
- murk (German)
- murz (Middle High German)
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murc (Middle High German)
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murgi, murg (Old High German)
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*murgī (Proto-West Germanic)
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murgi, murg (Old High German)
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murc (Middle High German)
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murc (Middle High German)
- frīmurc (Middle High German)
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murc (Middle High German)
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murc (Middle High German)
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murgi, murg (Old High German)
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*myrgill (Old Norse)
- myrjel (Norwegian)