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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.wis/
Noun
*awis f[1]
- bird
Declension
| i-stemDeclension of *awis (i-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *awis | *awēs |
| vocative | *awis | *awēs |
| accusative | *awim | *awins |
| genitive | *aweis | *awjom |
| dative | *awei | *awiβos |
| ablative | *awīd | *awiβos |
| locative | *awei | *awiβos |
Descendants
- Latin: avis, aucellus (diminutive)
- Umbrian: 𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌚 (avif)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN