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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/engents

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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 *m̥ǵh₂énts.

Adjective

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*engents (comparative *engentjōs, superlative *engentisemos)[1]

  1. enormous

Declension

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Declension of *engents (consonant stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *engents *engents *engent
vocative *engents *engents *engent
accusative *engentem *engentem *engent
genitive *engentes, engentos *engentes, engentos *engentes, engentos
dative *engentei *engentei *engentei
ablative *engenti? engente? *engenti? engente? *engenti? engente?
locative *engenti? engente? *engenti? engente? *engenti? engente?
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *engentes *engentes *engentā
vocative *engentes *engentes *engentā
accusative *engentens *engentens *engentā
genitive *engentom *engentom *engentom
dative *engentəβos *engentβos *engentβos
ablative *engentəβos *engentβos *engentβos
locative *engentəβos *engentβos *engentβos

Descendants

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  • Latin: ingens (see there for further descendants)

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)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN