Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ātros
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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 an adjective derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”), with the colour sense arising from the colour of the soot made by a fire. De Vaan finds such a semantic shift hard to believe, but he cannot find any alternative etymologies.[1]
Adjective
[edit]*ātros
Declension
[edit]Declension of *ātros (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ātros | *ātrā | *ātrom |
| Vocative | *ātre | *ātra | *ātrom |
| Accusative | *ātrom | *ātram | *ātrom |
| Genitive | *ātrosjo, ātrī | *ātrās | *ātrosjo, ātrī |
| Dative | *ātrōi | *ātrāi | *ātrōi |
| Ablative | *ātrōd | *ātrād | *ātrōd |
| Locative | *ātrei | *ātrāi | *ātrei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *ātrōs, ātroi | *ātrās | *ātrā |
| Vocative | *ātrōs, ātroi | *ātrās | *ātrā |
| Accusative | *ātrons | *ātrans | *ātrā |
| Genitive | *ātrom | *ātrāzōm | *ātrom |
| Dative | *ātrois | *ātrais | *ātrois |
| Ablative | *ātrois | *ātrais | *ātrois |
| Locative | *ātrois | *ātrais | *ātrois |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “āter”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60