Contionary:mikil

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

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.

Antonyms

• lìkkil ("small, little")