Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/minosteros
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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 *minos- (“less”) + *-teros (contrastive suffix), if following De Vaan's reconstruction.
Adjective
edit*minosteros[1]
Declension
editDeclension of *minosteros (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *minosteros | *minosterā | *minosterom |
| Vocative | *minostere | *minostera | *minosterom |
| Accusative | *minosterom | *minosteram | *minosterom |
| Genitive | *minosterosjo, minosterī | *minosterās | *minosterosjo, minosterī |
| Dative | *minosterōi | *minosterāi | *minosterōi |
| Ablative | *minosterōd | *minosterād | *minosterōd |
| Locative | *minosterei | *minosterāi | *minosterei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *minosterōs, minosteroi | *minosterās | *minosterā |
| Vocative | *minosterōs, minosteroi | *minosterās | *minosterā |
| Accusative | *minosterons | *minosterans | *minosterā |
| Genitive | *minosterom | *minosterāzōm | *minosterom |
| Dative | *minosterois | *minosterais | *minosterois |
| Ablative | *minosterois | *minosterais | *minosterois |
| Locative | *minosterois | *minosterais | *minosterois |
Alternative reconstructions
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, page 381
- ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “O. minstreis”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 478
- ^ Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary