Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/minuō

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *minéwti, from *mey- (small) +‎ *-néwti.

Verb

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*minuō[1]

  1. to lessen, make smaller

Conjugation

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Inflection of *minuō (third conjugation)
Present *minuō
Perfect
Aorist
Past participle *minoutos
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 *minoutos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*minoutum *minuezi
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Descendants

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

References

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  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