Reconstruction:Latin/pectorina

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This Latin 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.

Latin

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Etymology

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Substantivization of the feminine of an adjective *pectorīnus, from pector- (chest, noun) +‎ -īnus (adjective-forming suffix).

An identically-formed adjective later appeared in modern scientific Latin (Leukoma pectorina, 1818).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*pectorīna f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. chestpiece (?)

Declension

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singular plural
nominative */pektoˈrina/ */pektoˈrinas/
oblique */pektoˈrina/ */pektoˈrinas/

Descendants

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