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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/manalīkô

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

Etymology

Derived from the adjective *manalīkaz (“manlike”) +‎ *-ô, essentially *mann- (“man”) +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑnɑˌliː.kɑz/

Noun

*manalīkô m[1]

  1. image, humanlike figure

Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *manalīkô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *manalīkô *manalīkaniz
vocative *manalīkô *manalīkaniz
accusative *manalīkanų *manalīkanunz
genitive *manalīkiniz *manalīkanǫ̂
dative *manalīkini *manalīkammaz
instrumental *manalīkinē *manalīkammiz

Descendants
  • Old English: manlīca, monlīca
  • Old High German: manalīhho, manalīcho, manlīcho; manalīhha, manalīcha, manlīcha f
  • Old Norse: mannlíkan n
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 (manleika)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*mann-līkōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 260
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