Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/hom(i)teros

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰóm(i) (“in the earth”, loc. sg.) from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”) + *-teros (contrastive suffix).

Adjective

*hom(i)teros

1. lower

   Synonym: *enðeros

Usage notes

• *Hom(i)teros faced fierce competition with *enðeros in Italic; *hom(i)teros won out in Sabellic while *enðeros won out in Latino-Faliscan.

Declension

Declension of *hom(i)teros (o/ā-stem)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*hom(i)teros	*hom(i)terā	*hom(i)terom
vocative	*hom(i)tere	*hom(i)tera	*hom(i)terom
accusative	*hom(i)terom	*hom(i)teram	*hom(i)terom
genitive	*hom(i)terosjo, hom(i)terī	*hom(i)terās	*hom(i)terosjo, hom(i)terī
dative	*hom(i)terōi	*hom(i)terāi	*hom(i)terōi
ablative	*hom(i)terōd	*hom(i)terād	*hom(i)terōd
locative	*hom(i)terei	*hom(i)terāi	*hom(i)terei
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*hom(i)terōs, hom(i)teroi	*hom(i)terās	*hom(i)terā
vocative	*hom(i)terōs, hom(i)teroi	*hom(i)terās	*hom(i)terā
accusative	*hom(i)terons	*hom(i)terans	*hom(i)terā
genitive	*hom(i)terom	*hom(i)terāzōm	*hom(i)terom
dative	*hom(i)terois	*hom(i)terais	*hom(i)terois
ablative	*hom(i)terois	*hom(i)terais	*hom(i)terois
locative	*hom(i)terois	*hom(i)terais	*hom(i)terois

Descendants

• Oscan: 𐌇𐌞𐌍𐌕𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌌 (húnttram, acc. sg. f.), 𐌇𐌖𐌍𐌕𐌓𐌖𐌔 (huntrus, nom./acc. pl. m.), 𐌇𐌖𐌍𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌔 (huntras, gen. sg. f.; nom./acc. pl. f.), 𐌇𐌖𐌍𐌕𐌓𐌖𐌉𐌔 (huntruis, dat. pl. m.)
• Umbrian: 𐌇𐌖𐌕𐌓𐌀 (hutra), hondra (“underneath”, prep.)