Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ōwom

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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 earlier *ōwjom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Noun

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*ōwom n[1]

  1. egg

Declension

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o-stemDeclension of *ōwom (o-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *ōwom *ōwā
vocative *ōwom *ōwā
accusative *ōwom *ōwā
genitive *ōwosjo, *ōwī *ōwom
dative *ōwōi *ōwois
ablative *ōwōd *ōwois
locative *ōwei *ōwois

Descendants

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  • Latin: ōvum (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ōvum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 438