Contionary:mikil
Niemish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmʲiːkʲɪl/
Etymology
From Gothic mikils.
Adjective
míkil adj. (comparative mékelys)
- 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.
Antonyms
- lìkkil ("small, little")