Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/nōmn̥
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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 *h₃néh₃mn̥,[1] De Vaan's preferred reconstruction for *h₁nómn̥.
Noun
[edit]*nōmn̥ n
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nōmn̥ | *nōmenā |
| vocative | *nōmn̥ | *nōmenā |
| accusative | *nōmn̥ | *nōmenā |
| genitive | *nōmenes, nōmenos | *nōmenom |
| dative | *nōmenei | *nōmenβos |
| ablative | *nōmeni? nōmene? | *nōmenβos |
| locative | *nōmeni? nōmene? | *nōmenβos |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- A long root vowel for Proto-Italic is guaranteed by the Oscan (and Latin) forms.
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: nōmen (see there for further descendants)
- Oscan: 𐌍𐌖𐌌𐌍𐌄𐌝𐌔 (numneís, gen. sg.)
- Umbrian: 𐌍𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌌 (numem), nome (nom./acc. sg.), nomner (gen. sg.), nomne (dat./abl. sg.)
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nōmen”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412