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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dents
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.
Noun
*dents f[1]
- tooth
Declension
| consonant stemDeclension of *dents (consonant stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | *dents | *dentes |
| vocative | *dents | *dentes |
| accusative | *dentem | *dentens |
| genitive | *dentes, -os | *dentom |
| dative | *dentei | *dentəβos |
| ablative | *denti? -e? | *dentəβos |
| locative | *denti? -e? | *dentəβos |
Descendants
- Latin: dēns
- Vulgar Latin: dentem
- Catalan: dent
- French: dent
- Italian: dente
- Portuguese: dente
- Romanian: dinte
- Spanish: diente
- Vulgar Latin: dentem
- Oscan: 𐌃𐌖𐌍𐌕𐌄 (dunte)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “dēns”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 166-167