Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/tepsrom

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

Etymology

Often believed to be a secondary derivation from Proto-Indo-European *tépos (“heat, warmth”) + *-rós (adjectival suffix). It is also often compared to Ancient Greek τέφρα (téphra, “ashes”).

Noun

*tepsrom n

1. a type of burnt offering

Declension

o-stemDeclension of *tepsrom (o-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*tepsrom	*tepsrā
vocative	*tepsrom	*tepsrā
accusative	*tepsrom	*tepsrā
genitive	*tepsrosjo, *tepsrī	*tepsrom
dative	*tepsrōi	*tepsrois
ablative	*tepsrōd	*tepsrois
locative	*tepsrei	*tepsrois

Descendants

• Oscan: 𐌕𐌄𐌚𐌞𐌓𐌞𐌌 (tefúrúm)
• Umbrian: tefruto (abl. sg. with postposition), 𐌕𐌄𐌚𐌓𐌀 (tefra, acc. pl.)