Contionary:mikil

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Cleepoyish

Etymology

From Old Cleepoyish mikil, from Proto-Lesionic *mikil, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Cleepoyish) IPA: /ˈmɪʃɪl/
  • (Old Cleepoyish) IPA: /ˈmiʃil/

Adjective

mikil (comparative moiz, superlative moist)

  1. big, large
  2. great, grand, grandiose

Inflection

Positive declension of mikil
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Predicative hiz ist mikil hjo ist mikil hit ist mikil þoi izyn mikil þooz izyn mikil þo izyn mikil
Strong Nominative/Accusative mikil miklooz
Dative miklåm miklån miklyz mikloim
Weak Nominative þo mikil þo mikil þot mikil þoi miklån þooz miklån þo miklån
Accusative þo miklån þo miklån þot miklån þoz miklåm þo miklåm
Dative þii miklån þoiz miklåm

Adverb

  1. very, too, a lot
    Synonym: jap

Niemish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmʲiːkʲɪl/

Etymology

From Gothic mikils.

Adjective

míkil adj. (comparative mékelys)

  1. big, large
Case masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
indefinite definite
Nominative míkil mékel mékel
Genitive míkil
Dative mékel
Predicative mékels mékels

A stem with a short vowel *mìkkil would be expected, but sound symbolism caused the vowel to be lengthened.

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