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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dwenos
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdwe.nos/
Adjective
*dwenos (comparative *meljōs, superlative *optimos, adverb *dwened)[1]
- good
- *Dwenom djēm.
- *Dwenām noktem.
- *Dwenom wesperom.
Declension
Declension of *dwenos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *dwenos | *dwenā | *dwenom |
| Vocative | *dwene | *dwena | *dwenom |
| Accusative | *dwenom | *dwenam | *dwenom |
| Genitive | *dwenosjo, dwenī | *dwenās | *dwenosjo, dwenī |
| Dative | *dwenōi | *dwenāi | *dwenōi |
| Ablative | *dwenōd | *dwenād | *dwenōd |
| Locative | *dwenei | *dwenāi | *dwenei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *dwenōs, dwenoi | *dwenās | *dwenā |
| Vocative | *dwenōs, dwenoi | *dwenās | *dwenā |
| Accusative | *dwenons | *dwenans | *dwenā |
| Genitive | *dwenom | *dwenāzōm | *dwenom |
| Dative | *dwenois | *dwenais | *dwenois |
| Ablative | *dwenois | *dwenais | *dwenois |
| Locative | *dwenois | *dwenais | *dwenois |
Antonyms
- *malos
Descendants
- Faliscan: 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌀𐌔 (duenas, feminine genitive singular), 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌌 (duenom, neuter nominative/accusative singular)
- Old Latin: duenos, duonus
- Latin: bonus (see there for further descendants)
- Umbrian: funir
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