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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ōs

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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 *h₁óh₃s (mouth).

Noun

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*ōs n[1]

  1. mouth

Declension

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Declension of *ōs (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *ōs *ōzes
vocative *ōs *ōzes
accusative *ōzem *ōzens
genitive *ōzes, ōzos *ōzom
dative *ōzei *ōzβos
ablative *ōzi? ōze? *ōzβos
locative *ōzi? ōze? *ōzβos

Descendants

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  • Latin: ōs (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ōs, ōris”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 436