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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷōs
 | This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.
Noun
*gʷōs f
- cow
Declension
| consonant stem, irregularDeclension of *gʷōs (consonant stem, irregular) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | *gʷōs | *gʷowes |
| vocative | *gʷōs | *gʷowes |
| accusative | *gʷōm | *gʷouns? *gʷowens? |
| genitive | *gʷowes, -os | *gʷowom |
| dative | *gʷowei | *gʷouβos |
| ablative | *gʷowi? -e? | *gʷouβos |
| locative | *gʷowi? -e? | *gʷouβos |
Descendants
- Umbrian: 𐌁𐌖𐌌 (bum) (accusative singular), bue (ablative singular), 𐌁𐌖𐌚 (buf), buf (accusative plural)
- Volscian: bim < *būm (accusative singular)
- Latin: bōs (loanword from Sabellic, the expected inherited form would have *v-)