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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/murginaz

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *merkʷ- (“to flicker, twinkle, darken”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to flicker, twinkle”). Cognate with Lithuanian mérkti (“to wink”), Russian мрак (mrak, “gloom, darkness, shadow”), Sanskrit मर्क (marká, “solar eclipse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmur.ɣi.naz/

Noun

*murginaz m

  1. morning
    Antonym: *kwildiz
  2. tomorrow

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *murginaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *murginaz *murginōz, *murginōs
vocative *murgin *murginōz, *murginōs
accusative *murginą *murginanz
genitive *murginas, *murginis *murginǫ̂
dative *murginai *murginamaz
instrumental *murginō *murginamiz

Derived terms

Descendants
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