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
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