Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kāros
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*kāros (comparative *kārjōs, superlative *kārisemos)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *kāros (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kāros | *kārā | *kārom |
| Vocative | *kāre | *kāra | *kārom |
| Accusative | *kārom | *kāram | *kārom |
| Genitive | *kārosjo, kārī | *kārās | *kārosjo, kārī |
| Dative | *kārōi | *kārāi | *kārōi |
| Ablative | *kārōd | *kārād | *kārōd |
| Locative | *kārei | *kārāi | *kārei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kārōs, kāroi | *kārās | *kārā |
| Vocative | *kārōs, kāroi | *kārās | *kārā |
| Accusative | *kārons | *kārans | *kārā |
| Genitive | *kārom | *kārāzōm | *kārom |
| Dative | *kārois | *kārais | *kārois |
| Ablative | *kārois | *kārais | *kārois |
| Locative | *kārois | *kārais | *kārois |
Descendants
[edit]- Faliscan: 𐌊𐌀𐌓𐌀𐌉 (karai, dat.sg.f.)
- Latin: cārus (see there for further descendants)
- Venetic: 𐌊𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌔 (karis)
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cārus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 95-96