Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/minōs

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

Etymology

    From 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

    *minōs

    1. less

    Declension

    Declension 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

    Descendants

    • Latin: minor (adjective), minus (adverb)
    • Oscan: mins (adverb)

    References

    1. ^ 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
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