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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/feiðos
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-o-s, from *bʰeydʰ- (“to trust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸei̯.ðos/
Adjective
*feiðos (comparative *feiðjōs, superlative *feiðisemos)[1]
- faithful, reliable
Declension
Declension of *feiðos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *feiðos | *feiðā | *feiðom |
| Vocative | *feiðe | *feiða | *feiðom |
| Accusative | *feiðom | *feiðam | *feiðom |
| Genitive | *feiðosjo, feiðī | *feiðās | *feiðosjo, feiðī |
| Dative | *feiðōi | *feiðāi | *feiðōi |
| Ablative | *feiðōd | *feiðād | *feiðōd |
| Locative | *feiðei | *feiðāi | *feiðei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *feiðōs, feiðoi | *feiðās | *feiðā |
| Vocative | *feiðōs, feiðoi | *feiðās | *feiðā |
| Accusative | *feiðons | *feiðans | *feiðā |
| Genitive | *feiðom | *feiðāzōm | *feiðom |
| Dative | *feiðois | *feiðais | *feiðois |
| Ablative | *feiðois | *feiðais | *feiðois |
| Locative | *feiðois | *feiðais | *feiðois |
Related terms
- *feiðō
Descendants
- Latin: fīdus
- Faliscan: fitai
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