Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/minéwti

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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From *mey- (small) +‎ *-néwti (verbal suffix).

Verb

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*minéwti[1]

  1. to lessen
  2. to make smaller

Usage notes

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This verb also influenced the presence of an *n in Proto-Germanic *minniz and Proto-Slavic *mьňьjь despite the verb itself not surviving in Germanic or Slavic.

Inflection

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Imperfective, athematic
3rd singular *minéwti
3rd plural *m̥yn̥wénti
Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
1st singular *minéwmi *minḗm *minéwoh₂ *minuyéh₁m̥
2nd singular *minéwsi *minéws *minéw, *minudʰí *minéwesi *minuyéh₁s
3rd singular *minéwti *minéwt *minéwtu *minéweti *minuyéh₁t
1st dual *minuwós *minuwé *minéwowos *m̥yn̥wih₁wé
2nd dual *minutés *minutóm *minutóm *minéwetes *m̥yn̥wih₁tóm
3rd dual *minutés *minutā́m *minutā́m *minéwetes *m̥yn̥wih₁tā́m
1st plural *minumós *minumé *minéwomos *m̥yn̥wih₁mé
2nd plural *minuté *minuté *minuté *minéwete *m̥yn̥wih₁té
3rd plural *m̥yn̥wénti *m̥yn̥wént *m̥yn̥wéntu *minéwonti *m̥yn̥wih₁ént
Participle *m̥yn̥wónts
Middle voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
1st singular *minuh₂ér *minuh₂é *minéwoh₂er *m̥yn̥wih₁h₂é
2nd singular *minuth₂ér *minuth₂é *minusó *minéweth₂er *m̥yn̥wih₁th₂é
3rd singular *minutór, *m̥yn̥wór *minutó, *m̥yn̥wó *? *minéwetor *m̥yn̥wih₁tó, *m̥yn̥wih₁ó
1st dual *minuwósdʰh₂ *minuwédʰh₂ *minéwowosdʰh₂ *m̥yn̥wih₁wédʰh₂
2nd dual *? *? *? *? *?
3rd dual *? *? *? *? *?
1st plural *minumósdʰh₂ *minumédʰh₂ *minéwomosdʰh₂ *m̥yn̥wih₁médʰh₂
2nd plural *minudʰh₂wé *minudʰh₂wé *minudʰh₂wé *minéwedʰh₂we *m̥yn̥wih₁dʰh₂wé
3rd plural *minurór, *m̥yn̥wn̥tór *minuró, *m̥yn̥wn̥tó *? *minéworor, *minéwontor *m̥yn̥wih₁ró, *m̥yn̥wih₁n̥tó
Participle *m̥yn̥wm̥h₁nós

Descendants

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  • Proto-Celtic:
    • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mináwti
  • Proto-Italic: *minuō (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*minna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 369