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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *minéwti, from *mey- (“small”) + *-néwti.
Verb
*minuō[1]
- to lessen, make smaller
Conjugation
| Inflection of *minuō (third conjugation)
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| Present
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*minuō
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| Perfect
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—
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| Aorist
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—
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| Past participle
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*minoutos
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| Present indicative
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Active
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Passive
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| 1st sing.
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*minuō
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*minuōr
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| 2nd sing.
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*minues
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*minuezo
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| 3rd sing.
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*minuet
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*minuetor
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| 1st plur.
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*minuomos
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*minuomor
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| 2nd plur.
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*minuetes
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*minuem(e?)n(ai?)
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| 3rd plur.
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*minuont
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*minuontor
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| Present subjunctive
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Active
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Passive
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| 1st sing.
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*minuām
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*minuār
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| 2nd sing.
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*minuās
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*minuāzo
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| 3rd sing.
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*minuād
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*minuātor
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| 1st plur.
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*minuāmos
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*minuāmor
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| 2nd plur.
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*minuātes
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*minuām(e?)n(ai?)
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| 3rd plur.
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*minuānd
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*minuāntor
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|
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| Perfect indicative
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Active
|
|
| 1st sing.
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—
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| 2nd sing.
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—
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| 3rd sing.
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—
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| 1st plur.
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—
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| 2nd plur.
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—
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| 3rd plur.
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—
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|
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| Aorist indicative
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Active
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|
| 1st sing.
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—
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|
| 2nd sing.
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—
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|
| 3rd sing.
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—
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|
| 1st plur.
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—
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| 2nd plur.
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—
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| 3rd plur.
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—
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|
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| Present imperative
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Active
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Passive
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| 2nd sing.
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*minue
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*minuezo
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| 2nd plur.
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*minuete
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—
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|
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| Future imperative
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Active
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| 2nd + 3rd sing.
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*minuetōd
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| Participles
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Present
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Past
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*minuents
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*minoutos
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| Verbal nouns
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tu-derivative
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s-derivative
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*minoutum
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*minuezi
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Descendants
References
- ^ 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
