Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/minosteros

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 *minos- (“less”) +‎ *-teros (contrastive suffix), if following De Vaan's reconstruction.

    Adjective

    *minosteros[1]

    1. lesser, smaller

    Declension

    Declension 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

    Descendants

    • Latin: minister (see there for further descendants)
    • Oscan: minstreis (gen. sg. f.)

    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, page 381
    2. ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000), “O. minstreis”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 478
    3. ^ Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 135
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