Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/metan
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *metaną.
Verb
[edit]*metan
- to measure
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *metan | |
| 1st sg. past | *mat | |
| 3rd pl. past | *mātun | |
| Past ptcple | *metan | |
| Infinitive | *metan | |
| Genitive infin. | *metannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *metannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *metannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *metu | *mat |
| 2nd singular | *mitiʀi | *mātī |
| 3rd singular | *mitidi | *mat |
| 1st plural | *metum | *mātum |
| 2nd plural | *mitid | *mātud |
| 3rd plural | *metand | *mātun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *metē | *mātī |
| 2nd singular | *metēs | *mātī |
| 3rd singular | *metē | *mātī |
| 1st plural | *metēm | *mātīm |
| 2nd plural | *metēþ | *mātīd |
| 3rd plural | *metēn | *mātīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mit | |
| Plural | *mitid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *metandī | *metan |