Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/worβis

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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 *werbʰ- (to enclose).

Noun

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*worβis f[1]

  1. city

Declension

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i-stemDeclension of *worβis (i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *worβis *worβēs
vocative *worβis *worβēs
accusative *worβim *worβins
genitive *worβeis *worβjom
dative *worβei *worβiβos
ablative *worβīd *worβiβos
locative *worβei *worβiβos
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  • *werβ-ālis (relating to enclosure)
    • Umbrian: uerfale n (auspice area)

Descendants

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  • Latin: urbs (see there for further descendants)
  • Marsian: urbi

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN