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
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- *moldus, *moldos
Etymology
[edit]From *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”). Related to *melh₂-. Presumably also related to *(s)meld-.
Adjective
[edit]*ml̥dus
Inflection
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Proto-Armenian:
- Old Armenian: մեղկ (mełk)
- 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
[edit]- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mollis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN