Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kastrom
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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 *ḱes- (“to cut”) + *-trom. This word shows a zero-grade root and epenthetic insertion of -a-.[1]
Noun
[edit]*kastrom n
Declension
[edit]The original declension, given the presence of *-trom:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kastrom | *kastrā |
| vocative | *kastrom | *kastrā |
| accusative | *kastrom | *kastrā |
| genitive | *kastrosjo, *kastrī | *kastrom |
| dative | *kastrōi | *kastrois |
| ablative | *kastrōd | *kastrois |
| locative | *kastrei | *kastrois |
In Sabellic however, this word was secondarily transformed into a u-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kastrus | *kastrowes |
| vocative | *kastrus | *kastrowes |
| accusative | *kastrum | *kastruns |
| genitive | *kastrous | *kastrwom |
| dative | *kastrowei | *kastruβos |
| ablative | *kastrūd | *kastruβos |
| locative | *kastrou | *kastruβos |
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: castrum (see there for further descendants)
- Sabellic:
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “castrum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97