Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minnistaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editSuperlative of Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”). Cognate with Latin minor, minus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*minnistaz (adverb *minnist)
Inflection
editDeclension of *minnistaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *minnistaz | *minnistai | *minnistō | *minnistôz | *minnistą, -atō | *minnistō |
Accusative | *minnistanǭ | *minnistanz | *minnistǭ | *minnistōz | *minnistą, -atō | *minnistō |
Genitive | *minnistas, -is | *minnistaizǫ̂ | *minnistaizōz | *minnistaizǫ̂ | *minnistas, -is | *minnistaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *minnistammai | *minnistaimaz | *minnistaizōi | *minnistaimaz | *minnistammai | *minnistaimaz |
Instrumental | *minnistanō | *minnistaimiz | *minnistaizō | *minnistaimiz | *minnistanō | *minnistaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *minnistô | *minnistaniz | *minnistǭ | *minnistōniz | *minnistô | *minnistōnō |
Accusative | *minnistanų | *minnistanunz | *minnistōnų | *minnistōnunz | *minnistô | *minnistōnō |
Genitive | *minnistiniz | *minnistanǫ̂ | *minnistōniz | *minnistōnǫ̂ | *minnistiniz | *minnistanǫ̂ |
Dative | *minnistini | *minnistammaz | *minnistōni | *minnistōmaz | *minnistini | *minnistammaz |
Instrumental | *minnistinē | *minnistammiz | *minnistōnē | *minnistōmiz | *minnistinē | *minnistammiz |