*minnizô

Runic: ᛗᛁᚾᛁᛉᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmin.ni.zɔːː/

adjective · an/īn-stem

Meanings

comparative degree of * lītilaz

Etymology

From an adjectival stem *minn- (compare the adverb *minniz), from Proto-Indo-European *mey-n- (‘small’), suffixed with *-izô. Cognate with Latin minor, minus.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Acc.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gen.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dat.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Inst.	–	–	–	–	–	–

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Acc.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gen.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dat.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Inst.	–	–	–	–	–	–

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Descendants

*minniʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
- minniro (Old Saxon)
*minniʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
- minniro (Old Dutch)
  - minre (Middle Dutch)
    - minder (Dutch)
      - minder (Afrikaans)
*minniʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
- minniro (Old High German)
  - minder, minner, minre (Middle High German)
    - mindor (Cimbrian)
    - minder (German)
    - manner (Luxembourgish)
*minniʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
- minni (Old Norse)
  - minni (Icelandic)
    - mindre (Swedish)
      - mindre (Danish)
    - minnæ, mindræ (Old Danish)
      - mindre (Danish)
  - minni (Faroese)
    - mindre (Swedish)
      - mindre (Danish)
    - minnæ, mindræ (Old Danish)
      - mindre (Danish)
  - (no form given) (Norwegian)
    - mindre (Swedish)
      - mindre (Danish)
    - minnæ, mindræ (Old Danish)
      - mindre (Danish)
  - mindre (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    - mindre (Swedish)
      - mindre (Danish)
    - minnæ, mindræ (Old Danish)
      - mindre (Danish)
  - mindre (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - mindre (Swedish)
      - mindre (Danish)
    - minnæ, mindræ (Old Danish)
      - mindre (Danish)
  - minne, mindre (Old Swedish)
    - mindre (Swedish)
      - mindre (Danish)
    - minnæ, mindræ (Old Danish)
      - mindre (Danish)
𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌶𐌰 (minniza) (Gothic)

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