maþa – Old English noun declension

Old English noun forms of maþa

Noun: maþa
Gender: m

Nominative

Singularmaþa
Pluralmaþan

Genitive

Singularmaþan
Pluralmaþena

Dative

Singularmaþan
Pluralmaþum

Accusative

Singularmaþan
Pluralmaþan

Sample Sentences

Etymology

1. From Proto-West Germanic *maþō, from Proto-Germanic *maþô, from Proto-Indo-European *mat-, *mot-, used for insects and vermin.
2. Cognate with Old Saxon maðo (Dutch made (“maggot, worm”)), Old High German mado (German Made (“maggot”)), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰 (maþa); Old Norse had the diminutive form maðkr (dialectal English mawk; compare also maddock). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Armenian մաթիլ (matʻil, “small louse”). See: Dutch Nouns 'made', German Nouns 'Made', English Nouns 'mawk'.

Verbs referencing "maþa"

Dutch Nouns made, English Nouns maggot, English Nouns mawk.

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