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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/leɣʷis

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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 *h₁léngʰus. Contamination from *breɣʷis may be to blame for the loss of the N and the change from a U-stem to an I-stem.

    Adjective

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    *leɣʷis (comparative *leɣʷjōs, superlative *leɣʷisemos)

    1. light
      Antonym: *gʷrawos

    Declension

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    Declension of *leɣʷis (i-stem)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *leɣʷis *leɣʷis *leɣʷe
    vocative *leɣʷis *leɣʷis *leɣʷe
    accusative *leɣʷim *leɣʷim *leɣʷe
    genitive *leɣʷeis *leɣʷeis *leɣʷjes
    dative *leɣʷei *leɣʷei *leɣʷei
    ablative *leɣʷīd *leɣʷīd *leɣʷīd
    locative *leɣʷei *leɣʷei *leɣʷei
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *leɣʷēs *leɣʷēs *leɣʷjā
    vocative *leɣʷēs *leɣʷēs *leɣʷjā
    accusative *leɣʷins *leɣʷins *leɣʷjā
    genitive *leɣʷjom *leɣʷjom *leɣʷjom
    dative *leɣʷiβos *leɣʷiβos *leɣʷiβos
    ablative *leɣʷiβos *leɣʷiβos *leɣʷiβos
    locative *leɣʷiβos *leɣʷiβos *leɣʷiβos

    Descendants

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    • Latin: levis (see there for further descendants)