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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/moinos

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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 *moy-nós, from *mey- (to change, swap).[1]

Noun

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*moinos n

  1. service

Declension

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Declension of *moinos (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *moinos *moinezā
vocative *moinos *moinezā
accusative *moinos *moinezā
genitive *moinezes, moinezos *moinezom
dative *moinezei *moinezβos
ablative *moinezi? moineze? *moinezβos
locative *moinezi? moineze? *moinezβos

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: moenus, mūnus
  • Oscan: muinikeí

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mūnus, -eris”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 395