Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wolpis
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *(H)ulp-i- (“marten, cat”), whence Proto-Indo-Iranian *HlawpaHćás. The traditional relation to Proto-Indo-European *h₂(w)lop- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”) (whence Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs), Proto-Celtic *loɸernos, Lithuanian lãpė) is unclear and somewhat contested.
Noun
[edit]*wolpis m[1]
Declension
[edit]| i-stemDeclension of *wolpis (i-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *wolpis | *wolpēs |
| vocative | *wolpis | *wolpēs |
| accusative | *wolpim | *wolpins |
| genitive | *wolpeis | *wolpjom |
| dative | *wolpei | *wolpiβos |
| ablative | *wolpīd | *wolpiβos |
| locative | *wolpei | *wolpiβos |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “volpēs, -is”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 688