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Minius

Latin

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rio Minho

Etymology

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    From Paleo-Hispanic, from Celtic, either from Proto-Celtic *mino- (“smooth”) (compare Welsh mwyn, Irish mín), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“soft, smooth”)[1] or from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“to go”).[2]

    Possibly from Latin minium.[2]

    Proper noun

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    Minius m sg (genitive Miniī or Minī); second declension

    1. A river in Gallaecia, now the Minho river

    Declension

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    Second-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Minius
    genitive Miniī
    Minī1
    dative Miniō
    accusative Minium
    ablative Miniō
    vocative Minī

    1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

    Descendants

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    • Old Galician-Portuguese: Minho
      • Galician: Miño
      • Portuguese: Minho
    • Old Spanish:

    References

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    • “Minius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “Minius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • “Minius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
    1. ^ Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University, s.v. Minius.
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