Minius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Celtic, either from Proto-Celtic *mino- (“smooth”) (compare Welsh mwyn, Irish mín), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“soft, smooth”)[1] or from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“to go”).[2]
Possibly from Latin minium.[2]
Proper noun[edit]
Minius m sg (genitive Miniī or Minī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Minius |
| Genitive | Miniī Minī1 |
| Dative | Miniō |
| Accusative | Minium |
| Ablative | Miniō |
| Vocative | Minī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “Minius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Minius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Minius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University, s.v. Minius.
Categories:
- Latin terms borrowed from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia
- Latin terms derived from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia
- Latin terms derived from Celtic languages
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
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