Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/werom
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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 *h₂wer- (“to cover, shut”). Untermann alternatively envisions a derivation from *wer- (“to watch”) instead.[1]
Noun
[edit]*werom n
Declension
[edit]| o-stemDeclension of *werom (o-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *werom | *werā |
| vocative | *werom | *werā |
| accusative | *werom | *werā |
| genitive | *werosjo, *werī | *werom |
| dative | *werōi | *werois |
| ablative | *werōd | *werois |
| locative | *werei | *werois |
Descendants
[edit]- Oscan: 𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌖 (veru, acc. pl.), 𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌉𐌔 (veruis, loc. pl.)
- Umbrian: 𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌀 (vera, acc. pl.), 𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌚𐌄 (verufe), verofe (acc. pl. with postposition), 𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌔 (veres), verir (abl. pl.), verisco (abl. pl. with postposition)
References
[edit]- ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, pages 845-846