Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/minōs
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This Proto-Italic 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-Italic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”) + *-yōs (comparative suffix). The appearance of *min- instead of the expected *mejj- is due to influence from the related verb *minuō (“to lessen”).[1]
Adjective
edit*minōs
Declension
editDeclension of *minōs (consonant-stem comparative adjective)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *minōs | *minōs | *minos |
| Vocative | *minōs | *minōs | *minos |
| Accusative | *minōzem | *minōzem | *minos |
| Genitive | *minōzes, minōzos | *minōzes, minōzos | *minōzes, minōzos |
| Dative | *minōzei | *minōzei | *minōzei |
| Ablative | *minōzi? minōze? | *minōzi? minōze? | *minōzi? minōze? |
| Locative | *minōzi? minōze? | *minōzi? minōze? | *minōzi? minōze? |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *minōzes | *minōzes | *minōzā |
| Vocative | *minōzes | *minōzes | *minōzā |
| Accusative | *minōzens | *minōzens | *minōzā |
| Genitive | *minōzom | *minōzom | *minōzom |
| Dative | *minōzəβos | *minōzəβos | *minōzəβos |
| Ablative | *minōzəβos | *minōzəβos | *minōzəβos |
| Locative | *minōzəβos | *minōzəβos | *minōzəβos |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “minor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 381-382