Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/arkelātos
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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]The base noun of this word is unclear. It could be either of:[1]
- From *arkelā, from *arkā (“container”) + *-elā (diminutive suffix).[2]
- From *arkʷelo-, a diminutive of the ancestor of Latin arcus (“arch”).
Adjective
[edit]*arkelātos
- descriptor of sacrificial gifts with uncertain meaning, possibly either of:
Declension
[edit]Declension of *arkelātos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *arkelātos | *arkelātā | *arkelātom |
| Vocative | *arkelāte | *arkelāta | *arkelātom |
| Accusative | *arkelātom | *arkelātam | *arkelātom |
| Genitive | *arkelātosjo, arkelātī | *arkelātās | *arkelātosjo, arkelātī |
| Dative | *arkelātōi | *arkelātāi | *arkelātōi |
| Ablative | *arkelātōd | *arkelātād | *arkelātōd |
| Locative | *arkelātei | *arkelātāi | *arkelātei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *arkelātōs, arkelātoi | *arkelātās | *arkelātā |
| Vocative | *arkelātōs, arkelātoi | *arkelātās | *arkelātā |
| Accusative | *arkelātons | *arkelātans | *arkelātā |
| Genitive | *arkelātom | *arkelātāzōm | *arkelātom |
| Dative | *arkelātois | *arkelātais | *arkelātois |
| Ablative | *arkelātois | *arkelātais | *arkelātois |
| Locative | *arkelātois | *arkelātais | *arkelātois |
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: arculāta n pl (“sacrificial cakes”)
- Umbrian: 𐌀𐌓𐌜𐌋𐌀𐌕𐌀𐌚 (arçlataf, “a type of sacrificial gift”, acc. pl.)
References
[edit]- ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “U. arçlataf”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 119
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “arca”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51