Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/minuō

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 *minéwti, from *mey- (small) +‎ *-néwti.

    Verb

    *minuō[1]

    1. to lessen, make smaller

    Conjugation

    Inflection of *minuō (third conjugation)
    Present *minuō
    Perfect
    Aorist
    Past participle
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *minuō *minuōr
    2nd sing. *minues *minuezo
    3rd sing. *minuet *minuetor
    1st plur. *minuomos *minuomor
    2nd plur. *minuetes *minuem(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *minuont *minuontor
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing. *minuām *minuār
    2nd sing. *minuās *minuāzo
    3rd sing. *minuād *minuātor
    1st plur. *minuāmos *minuāmor
    2nd plur. *minuātes *minuām(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *minuānd *minuāntor
    Perfect indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Aorist indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Present imperative Active Passive
    2nd sing. *minue *minuezo
    2nd plur. *minuete
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing. *minuetōd
    Participles Present Past
    *minuents
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *minuezi

    Descendants

    • Latin: minuō
    • Oscan: 𐌌𐌄𐌍𐌅𐌖𐌌 (menvum, infinitive)

    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