mikil

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Adjective

mikil (comparative meiri, superlative mestur)

1. great
2. important (persons)

Declension

Declension of mikil (a28)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mikil	mikil	mikið
accusative	miklan	mikla	mikið
dative	miklum	miklari	miklum
genitive	mikils	miklar	mikils
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	miklir	miklar	mikil
accusative	miklar	miklar	mikil
dative	miklum	miklum	miklum
genitive	mikla	mikla	mikla

Synonyms

• stórur
• nógvur

Antonyms

• smáur

Derived terms

• týdningarmikil
• valdmikil
• óljóðamikil
• mikilsverdur

Related terms

• týðandi
• umráðandi

Gothic

Romanization

mikil

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mikil

1. inflection of mikill:
   1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
   2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
   3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil

1. great, big
2. a large amount of

Inflection

Declension of mikil (a-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	mikil	mikil	mikil	mikila, mikile
accusative	mikilan, mikilen	mikila	mikil	mikila, mikile
genitive	mikiles	mikilero	mikiles	mikilero
dative	mikilin, mikilemo	mikilero	mikilin, mikilemo	mikilon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	mikilo	mikila	mikila	mikilon
accusative	mikilon	mikilon	mikila	mikilon
genitive	mikilin	mikilon	mikilin	mikilono
dative	mikilin	mikilon	mikilin	mikilon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mēkel
  • Dutch: mekel (archaic)

Further reading

• “mikil”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Norse

Adjective

mikil

1. inflection of mikill:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil (comparative mēro, superlative mēst)

1. great, big
2. a large amount of

Declension

Declension of mikil

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	mikil	mikil	mikil	mikle	miklu	mikle
accusative	miklana	mikil	mikla	mikle	miklu	mikle
genitive	mikles	mikles	miklaro	miklarō	miklarō	miklarō
dative	miklumu	miklumu	miklaro	miklum	miklum	miklum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	miklo	mikla	mikla	miklu
accusative	miklun	mikla	miklun	miklun
genitive	miklun	miklun	miklun	miklonō
dative	miklun	miklun	miklun	miklum

Comparative forms of mikil (weak only)

	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	mēro	mēra	mēra	mēru
accusative	mērun	mēra	mērun	mērun
genitive	mērun	mērun	mērun	mēronō
dative	mērun	mērun	mērun	mērum

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Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	mēst	mēst	mēst	mēste	mēste	mēstu
accusative	mēstana	mēst	mēsta	mēste	mēste	mēstu
genitive	mēstes	mēstes	mēstaro	mēstarō	mēstarō	mēstarō
dative	mēstumu	mēstumu	mēstaro	mēstum	mēstum	mēstum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	mēsto	mēsta	mēsta	mēstu
accusative	mēstun	mēsta	mēstun	mēstun
genitive	mēstun	mēstun	mēstun	mēstonō
dative	mēstun	mēstun	mēstun	mēstum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: mēkel, mikel, michel
  • ⇒ Middle Low German: Mēkelenborch
    • German Low German: Mękelnborg
      • → German: Mecklenburg, Meklenburg , Meckelnburg, Mekelnburg, Meckelenburg