mikil

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Adjective

mikil (comparative meiri, superlative mestur)

  1. great
  2. important (persons)

Declension
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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) mikil mikil mikið
Accusative (hvønnfall) miklan mikla
Dative (hvørjumfall) miklum miklari miklum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (mikils) (miklar) (mikils)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) miklir miklar mikil
Accusative (hvønnfall) miklar
Dative (hvørjumfall) miklum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (mikla)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Gothic

Romanization

mikil

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mikil

  1. inflection of mikill:
    1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
    2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
    3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil

  1. great, big
  2. a large amount of

Inflection
Declension of mikil
Strong declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative mikil mikile mikil mikile mikil mikilu
accusative mikilan mikile mikil mikile mikila mikilu
genitive mikilis mikilro mikilis mikilro mikilro mikilrō
dative mikilon mikilon mikilon mikilon mikilro mikilon
Weak declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative mikilo mikilu mikila mikilu mikila mikilu
accusative mikilin mikilin mikila mikilin mikilin mikilin
genitive mikilin mikilno mikilin mikilno mikilin mikilno
dative mikilin mikilon mikilin mikilon mikilin mikilon


Descendants
  • Middle Dutch: mēkel
    • Dutch: mekel (archaic)

Further reading
  • “mikil”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Norse

Adjective

mikil

  1. inflection of mikill:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil (comparative mēro, superlative mēst)

  1. great, big
  2. a large amount of

Declension
Positive forms of mikil
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative mikil mikle mikil mikle mikil miklu
accusative miklana mikle mikil mikle mikla miklu
genitive mikles miklarō mikles miklarō miklaro miklarō
dative miklumu miklum miklumu miklum miklaro miklum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative miklo miklu mikla miklu mikla miklu
accusative miklun miklun mikla miklun miklun miklun
genitive miklun miklonō miklun miklonō miklun miklonō
dative miklun miklum miklun miklum miklun miklum
Comparative forms of mikil (weak only)
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative mēro mēru mēra mēru mēra mēru
accusative mērun mērun mēra mērun mērun mērun
genitive mērun mēronō mērun mēronō mērun mēronō
dative mērun mērum mērun mērum mērun mērum
Superlative forms of mikil
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative mēst mēste mēst mēste mēst mēstu
accusative mēstana mēste mēst mēste mēsta mēstu
genitive mēstes mēstarō mēstes mēstarō mēstaro mēstarō
dative mēstumu mēstum mēstumu mēstum mēstaro mēstum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative mēsto mēstu mēsta mēstu mēsta mēstu
accusative mēstun mēstun mēsta mēstun mēstun mēstun
genitive mēstun mēstonō mēstun mēstonō mēstun mēstonō
dative mēstun mēstum mēstun mēstum mēstun mēstum


Descendants
  • Middle Low German: mēkel, mikel, michel
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: Mēkelenborch
      • German Low German: Mękelnborg
        • → German: Mecklenburg, Meklenburg , Meckelnburg, Mekelnburg, Meckelenburg
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