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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/louðeros

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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 *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (people).[1]

Adjective

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*louðeros (comparative *louðerjōs, superlative *louðerisemos)[1]

  1. free
  2. (nominalised) child

Inflection

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Declension of *louðeros (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *louðeros *louðerā *louðerom
vocative *louðere *louðera *louðerom
accusative *louðerom *louðeram *louðerom
genitive *louðerosjo, louðerī *louðerās *louðerosjo, louðerī
dative *louðerōi *louðerāi *louðerōi
ablative *louðerōd *louðerād *louðerōd
locative *louðerei *louðerāi *louðerei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *louðerōs, louðeroi *louðerās *louðerā
vocative *louðerōs, louðeroi *louðerās *louðerā
accusative *louðerons *louðerans *louðerā
genitive *louðerom *louðerāzōm *louðerom
dative *louðerois *louðerais *louðerois
ablative *louðerois *louðerais *louðerois
locative *louðerois *louðerais *louðerois

Descendants

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Latin and Faliscan show a change ou > oi in this word. This may be a dissimilation from the following b.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “līber”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338