Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minnizô
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From an adjectival stem *minn- (compare the adverb *minniz), from Proto-Indo-European *mey-n- (“small”), suffixed with *-izô. Cognate with Latin minor, minus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*minnizô (adverb *minniz)
Inflection edit
Declension of *minnizô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *minnizô | *minnizaniz | *minnizį̄ | *minnizīniz | *minnizô | *minnizōnō |
| Accusative | *minnizanų | *minnizanunz | *minnizīnų | *minnizīnunz | *minnizô | *minnizōnō |
| Genitive | *minniziniz | *minnizanǫ̂ | *minnizīniz | *minnizīnǫ̂ | *minniziniz | *minnizanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *minnizini | *minnizammaz | *minnizīni | *minnizīmaz | *minnizini | *minnizammaz |
| Instrumental | *minnizinē | *minnizammiz | *minnizīnē | *minnizīmiz | *minnizinē | *minnizammiz |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- *minnaz (OE minn)