Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-diks

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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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Zero-grade compounding root noun formation from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (to show).

Suffix

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*-diks m[1]

  1. Forms nouns indicating entities that dictate or point to things.

Declension

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consonant stemDeclension of *-diks (consonant stem)
case singular plural
nominative *-diks *-dikes
vocative *-diks *-dikes
accusative *-dikem *-dikens
genitive *-dikes, -dikos *-dikom
dative *-dikei *-dikβos
ablative *-diki? -dike? *-dikβos
locative *-diki? -dike? *-dikβos

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169