Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/anɣustos

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-us-t-, from *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tight”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *angustiz.

Adjective

*anɣustos

narrow, tight

Declension

Declension of *anɣustos (o/ā-stem)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*anɣustos	*anɣustā	*anɣustom
Vocative	*anɣuste	*anɣusta	*anɣustom
Accusative	*anɣustom	*anɣustam	*anɣustom
Genitive	*anɣustosjo, anɣustī	*anɣustās	*anɣustosjo, anɣustī
Dative	*anɣustōi	*anɣustāi	*anɣustōi
Ablative	*anɣustōd	*anɣustād	*anɣustōd
Locative	*anɣustei	*anɣustāi	*anɣustei
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*anɣustōs, anɣustoi	*anɣustās	*anɣustā
Vocative	*anɣustōs, anɣustoi	*anɣustās	*anɣustā
Accusative	*anɣustons	*anɣustans	*anɣustā
Genitive	*anɣustom	*anɣustāzōm	*anɣustom
Dative	*anɣustois	*anɣustais	*anɣustois
Ablative	*anɣustois	*anɣustais	*anɣustois
Locative	*anɣustois	*anɣustais	*anɣustois

Descendants

Latin: angustus (see there for further descendants)