"smēhaz" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsmɛː.xɑz/
Etymology: Apparently from a pre-Germanic form *smeh₁k-o-s, with no certain cognates outside of Germanic. The traditional comparison with Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”), traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg- (“small, thin, delicate; to rub, smear”), is phonetically untenable, and the Greek is thought to be derived from a substrate, rendering the Germanic formation isolated. Etymology templates: {{ncog|grc|μῑκρός|t=little, small}} Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”), {{ncog|ine-pro||*(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg-|t=small, thin, delicate; to rub, smear}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg- (“small, thin, delicate; to rub, smear”) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], smēhaz [masculine, nominative, singular, strong], smēhō [feminine, nominative, singular, strong], smēhą [neuter, nominative, singular, strong], -atō [neuter, nominative, singular, strong], smēhai [masculine, nominative, plural, strong], smēhôz [feminine, nominative, plural, strong], smēhō [neuter, nominative, plural, strong], smēhanǭ [accusative, masculine, singular, strong], smēhǭ [accusative, feminine, singular, strong], smēhą [accusative, neuter, singular, strong], -atō [accusative, neuter, singular, strong], smēhanz [accusative, masculine, plural, strong], smēhōz [accusative, feminine, plural, strong], smēhō [accusative, neuter, plural, strong], smēhas [genitive, masculine, singular, strong], -is [genitive, masculine, singular, strong], smēhaizōz [feminine, genitive, singular, strong], smēhas [genitive, neuter, singular, strong], -is [genitive, neuter, singular, strong], smēhaizǫ̂ [genitive, masculine, plural, strong], smēhaizǫ̂ [feminine, genitive, plural, strong], smēhaizǫ̂ [genitive, neuter, plural, strong], smēhammai [dative, masculine, singular, strong], smēhaizōi [dative, feminine, singular, strong], smēhammai [dative, neuter, singular, strong], smēhaimaz [dative, masculine, plural, strong], smēhaimaz [dative, feminine, plural, strong], smēhaimaz [dative, neuter, plural, strong], smēhanō [instrumental, masculine, singular, strong], smēhaizō [feminine, instrumental, singular, strong], smēhanō [instrumental, neuter, singular, strong], smēhaimiz [instrumental, masculine, plural, strong], smēhaimiz [feminine, instrumental, plural, strong], smēhaimiz [instrumental, neuter, plural, strong], smēhô [masculine, nominative, singular, weak], smēhǭ [feminine, nominative, singular, weak], smēhô [neuter, nominative, singular, weak], smēhaniz [masculine, nominative, plural, weak], smēhōniz [feminine, nominative, plural, weak], smēhōnō [neuter, nominative, plural, weak], smēhanų [accusative, masculine, singular, weak], smēhōnų [accusative, feminine, singular, weak], smēhô [accusative, neuter, singular, weak], smēhanunz [accusative, masculine, plural, weak], smēhōnunz [accusative, feminine, plural, weak], smēhōnō [accusative, neuter, plural, weak], smēhiniz [genitive, masculine, singular, weak], smēhōniz [feminine, genitive, singular, weak], smēhiniz [genitive, neuter, singular, weak], smēhanǫ̂ [genitive, masculine, plural, weak], smēhōnǫ̂ [feminine, genitive, plural, weak], smēhanǫ̂ [genitive, neuter, plural, weak], smēhini [dative, masculine, singular, weak], smēhōni [dative, feminine, singular, weak], smēhini [dative, neuter, singular, weak], smēhammaz [dative, masculine, plural, weak], smēhōmaz [dative, feminine, plural, weak], smēhammaz [dative, neuter, plural, weak], smēhinē [instrumental, masculine, singular, weak], smēhōnē [feminine, instrumental, singular, weak], smēhinē [instrumental, neuter, singular, weak], smēhammiz [instrumental, masculine, plural, weak], smēhōmiz [feminine, instrumental, plural, weak], smēhammiz [instrumental, neuter, plural, weak]
  1. small; little Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: reconstruction Derived forms: smēhōną
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*smāh",
            "3": "*smāhī"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *smāh, *smāhī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *smāh, *smāhī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "smāh"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: smāh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: smāh"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "smâ"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: smâ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: smâ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "smâlīk",
            "3": "smêlīk",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâlīk, smêlīk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâlīk, smêlīk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "smâwort",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâwort",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâwort"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "smā"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: smā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: smā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "smalike",
            "3": "smelike",
            "4": "smeelike",
            "5": "smalijc",
            "6": "smaliken",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle Dutch: smalike, smelike, smeelike, smalijc, smaliken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle Dutch: smalike, smelike, smeelike, smalijc, smaliken"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "smalijk",
            "q1": "archaic"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: (archaic) smalijk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: (archaic) smalijk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "smälek",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Swedish: smälek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Swedish: smälek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "smāhi"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: smāhi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: smāhi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "smæhe"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle High German: smæhe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle High German: smæhe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "schmähe",
            "3": "schmäch"
          },
          "expansion": "German: schmähe, schmäch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: schmähe, schmäch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "schmächlich",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ German: schmächlich",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ German: schmächlich"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "smæhelīche",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle High German: smæhelīche",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle High German: smæhelīche"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "schmählich"
          },
          "expansion": "German: schmählich",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: schmählich"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "smár"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: smár",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: smár"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "smár"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: smár",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: smár"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "smáur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: smáur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: smáur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "små"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian: små",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: små"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "smar",
            "alt": "smār"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: smār",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: smār"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "små"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: små",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: små"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "små"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: små",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: små"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "μῑκρός",
        "t": "little, small"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "",
        "3": "*(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg-",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Apparently from a pre-Germanic form *smeh₁k-o-s, with no certain cognates outside of Germanic. The traditional comparison with Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”), traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg- (“small, thin, delicate; to rub, smear”), is phonetically untenable, and the Greek is thought to be derived from a substrate, rendering the Germanic formation isolated.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-atō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhôz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanǭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhǭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-atō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-is",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizōz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-is",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhô",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhǭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhô",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanų",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnų",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhô",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanunz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnunz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhiniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhiniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōmaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhinē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhinē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōmiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhaz",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "smēhōną"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small; little"
      ],
      "id": "en-smēhaz-gem-pro-adj-qdOap6Li",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɛː.xɑz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "smēhaz"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "smēhōną"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*smāh",
            "3": "*smāhī"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *smāh, *smāhī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *smāh, *smāhī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "smāh"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: smāh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: smāh"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "smâ"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: smâ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: smâ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "smâlīk",
            "3": "smêlīk",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâlīk, smêlīk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâlīk, smêlīk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "smâwort",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâwort",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle Low German: smâwort"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "smā"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: smā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: smā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "smalike",
            "3": "smelike",
            "4": "smeelike",
            "5": "smalijc",
            "6": "smaliken",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle Dutch: smalike, smelike, smeelike, smalijc, smaliken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle Dutch: smalike, smelike, smeelike, smalijc, smaliken"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "smalijk",
            "q1": "archaic"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: (archaic) smalijk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: (archaic) smalijk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "smälek",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Swedish: smälek",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Swedish: smälek"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "smāhi"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: smāhi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: smāhi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "smæhe"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle High German: smæhe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle High German: smæhe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "schmähe",
            "3": "schmäch"
          },
          "expansion": "German: schmähe, schmäch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: schmähe, schmäch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "schmächlich",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ German: schmächlich",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ German: schmächlich"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "smæhelīche",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Middle High German: smæhelīche",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Middle High German: smæhelīche"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "schmählich"
          },
          "expansion": "German: schmählich",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: schmählich"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "smár"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: smár",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: smár"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "smár"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: smár",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: smár"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "smáur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: smáur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: smáur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "små"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian: små",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: små"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "smar",
            "alt": "smār"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: smār",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: smār"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "små"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: små",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: små"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "små"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: små",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: små"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μῑκρός",
        "t": "little, small"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg-",
        "t": "small, thin, delicate; to rub, smear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg- (“small, thin, delicate; to rub, smear”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Apparently from a pre-Germanic form *smeh₁k-o-s, with no certain cognates outside of Germanic. The traditional comparison with Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “little, small”), traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyg-, *(s)mēyg- (“small, thin, delicate; to rub, smear”), is phonetically untenable, and the Greek is thought to be derived from a substrate, rendering the Germanic formation isolated.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-atō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhôz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanǭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhǭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-atō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-is",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizōz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-is",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaizō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaimiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhô",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhǭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhô",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhaniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanų",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnų",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhô",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanunz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnunz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhiniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhiniz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhanǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōmaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhinē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhinē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhōmiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smēhammiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhaz",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Germanic a-stem adjectives",
        "Proto-Germanic adjectives",
        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Germanic lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small; little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɛː.xɑz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "smēhaz"
}

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