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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/katos
Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₃tós (“sharpened”), from *ḱeh₃- (“to sharpen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.tos/
Adjective
*katos[1]
- clever, shrewd
Declension
Declension of *katos (o/ā-stem)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | *katos | *katā | *katom |
Vocative | *kate | *kata | *katom |
Accusative | *katom | *katam | *katom |
Genitive | *katosjo, katī | *katās | *katosjo, katī |
Dative | *katōi | *katāi | *katōi |
Ablative | *katōd | *katād | *katōd |
Locative | *katei | *katāi | *katei |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | *katōs, katoi | *katās | *katā |
Vocative | *katōs, katoi | *katās | *katā |
Accusative | *katons | *katans | *katā |
Genitive | *katom | *katāzōm | *katom |
Dative | *katois | *katais | *katois |
Ablative | *katois | *katais | *katois |
Locative | *katois | *katais | *katois |
Descendants
- Latin: catus, Catō
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