Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/nerteros
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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]Cognate to Ancient Greek ἐνέρτερος, νέρτερος (enérteros, nérteros, “lower”), Proto-Germanic *nurþraz (“north”), Sanskrit नरक (naraka, “Hell”), and Old Armenian ներքին (nerkʻin).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*nerteros[2]
- left
- Antonym: *deksteros
Declension
[edit]Declension of *nerteros (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *nerteros | *nerterā | *nerterom |
| Vocative | *nertere | *nertera | *nerterom |
| Accusative | *nerterom | *nerteram | *nerterom |
| Genitive | *nerterosjo, nerterī | *nerterās | *nerterosjo, nerterī |
| Dative | *nerterōi | *nerterāi | *nerterōi |
| Ablative | *nerterōd | *nerterād | *nerterōd |
| Locative | *nerterei | *nerterāi | *nerterei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *nerterōs, nerteroi | *nerterās | *nerterā |
| Vocative | *nerterōs, nerteroi | *nerterās | *nerterā |
| Accusative | *nerterons | *nerterans | *nerterā |
| Genitive | *nerterom | *nerterāzōm | *nerterom |
| Dative | *nerterois | *nerterais | *nerterois |
| Ablative | *nerterois | *nerterais | *nerterois |
| Locative | *nerterois | *nerterais | *nerterois |
Descendants
[edit]- Oscan: 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌊 (nertrak, abl. sg.)
- Umbrian: nertru (abl. sg.), (with postposition) 𐌍𐌄𐌕𐌓𐌖𐌊𐌖 (netruku), nertruco
References
[edit]- ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 492
- ^ Drigo, Jasmim (2016) Síncope Vocálica na Itália antiga [Vowel Syncope in Ancient Italy] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, , page 63