Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ml̥dus

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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

Alternative forms

  • *moldus, *moldos

Etymology

From *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”). Related to *melh₂-. Presumably also related to *(s)meld-.

Adjective

*ml̥dus

  1. soft, weak

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
masculine feminine
nominative *ml̥dus *ml̥déwih₂
genitive *ml̥déws *ml̥duyéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *ml̥dus *ml̥duh₁(e) *ml̥dewes
vocative *ml̥du *ml̥duh₁(e) *ml̥dewes
accusative *ml̥dum *ml̥duh₁(e) *ml̥dums
genitive *ml̥déws *? *ml̥déwoHom
ablative *ml̥déws *? *ml̥dúmos, *ml̥dúbʰos
dative *ml̥déwey *? *ml̥dúmos, *ml̥dúbʰos
locative *ml̥déw, *ml̥déwi *? *ml̥dúsu
instrumental *ml̥dúh₁ *? *ml̥dúmis, *ml̥dúbʰis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *ml̥déwih₂ *ml̥déwih₂h₁(e) *ml̥déwih₂es
vocative *ml̥déwih₂ *ml̥déwih₂h₁(e) *ml̥déwih₂es
accusative *ml̥déwih₂m̥ *ml̥déwih₂h₁(e) *ml̥déwih₂m̥s
genitive *ml̥duyéh₂s *? *ml̥duyéh₂oHom
ablative *ml̥duyéh₂s *? *ml̥duyéh₂mos, *ml̥duyéh₂bʰos
dative *ml̥duyéh₂ey *? *ml̥duyéh₂mos, *ml̥duyéh₂bʰos
locative *ml̥duyéh₂, *ml̥duyéh₂i *? *ml̥duyéh₂su
instrumental *ml̥duyéh₂h₁ *? *ml̥duyéh₂mis, *ml̥duyéh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *ml̥du *ml̥dwih₁ *ml̥duh₂
vocative *ml̥du *ml̥dwih₁ *ml̥duh₂
accusative *ml̥du *ml̥dwih₁ *ml̥duh₂
genitive *ml̥déws *? *ml̥déwoHom
ablative *ml̥déws *? *ml̥dúmos, *ml̥dúbʰos
dative *ml̥déwey *? *ml̥dúmos, *ml̥dúbʰos
locative *ml̥déw, *ml̥déwi *? *ml̥dúsu
instrumental *ml̥dúh₁ *? *ml̥dúmis, *ml̥dúbʰis

Descendants

  • Proto-Armenian:
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *maldás (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *mildijaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic:
  • Proto-Italic: *moldus
    • Latin: mollis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mr̥dúš (see there for further descendants)

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mollis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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