Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēlōną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛː.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*mēlōną[1]

  1. to stain
  2. to paint

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *mēlōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mēlō *mēlǭ — *mēlōi ?
2nd singular *mēlōsi *mēlōs *mēlō *mēlōsai *mēlōsau
3rd singular *mēlōþi *mēlō *mēlōþau *mēlōþai *mēlōþau
1st dual *mēlōs *mēlōw — — —
2nd dual *mēlōþiz *mēlōþiz *mēlōþiz — —
1st plural *mēlōmaz *mēlōm — *mēlōnþai *mēlōnþau
2nd plural *mēlōþ *mēlōþ *mēlōþ *mēlōnþai *mēlōnþau
3rd plural *mēlōnþi *mēlōn *mēlōnþau *mēlōnþai *mēlōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *mēlōdǭ *mēlōdēdį̄
2nd singular *mēlōdēz *mēlōdēdīz
3rd singular *mēlōdē *mēlōdēdī
1st dual *mēlōdēdū *mēlōdēdīw
2nd dual *mēlōdēdudiz *mēlōdēdīdiz
1st plural *mēlōdēdum *mēlōdēdīm
2nd plural *mēlōdēdud *mēlōdēdīd
3rd plural *mēlōdēdun *mēlōdēdīn
present past
participles *mēlōndz *mēlōdaz

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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-”
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mēljanan ~ *mēlēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 270
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