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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/akris
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, with an unexpected change to i-stem declension.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.kris/
Adjective
*akris[1]
- sharp
- sour-tasting
Declension
Declension of *akris (i-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *akris | *akris | *akri? -e? |
| Vocative | *akris | *akris | *akri? -e? |
| Accusative | *akrim | *akrim | *akri? -e? |
| Genitive | *akreis, -jes | *akreis, -jes | *akreis, -jes |
| Dative | *akrei | *akrei | *akrei |
| Ablative | *akrīd | *akrīd | *akrīd |
| Locative | *akrei | *akrei | *akrei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *akrēs | *akrēs | *akrjā |
| Vocative | *akrēs | *akrēs | *akrjā |
| Accusative | *akrins | *akrins | *akrjā |
| Genitive | *akrjom | *akrjom | *akrjom |
| Dative | *akriβos | *akriβos | *akriβos |
| Ablative | *akriβos | *akriβos | *akriβos |
| Locative | *akriβos | *akriβos | *akriβos |
Related terms
- *akēō
Descendants
- Latin: ācer
- English: acrid
- Esperanto: akra
- French: aigre, âcre
- Irish: aichear
- Italian: acre, agro
- Occitan: agre
- Portuguese: agre, acre
- Romanian: acru
- Sicilian: agru, àiru, àghiru
- Spanish: agre, agrio, agro
- Venetian: agro
- Oscan: 𐌀𐌊𐌓𐌉 (akri, “sharp”)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill