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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/keiwis
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to settle, be lying down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkei̯.wis/
Noun
*keiwis m[1]
- society
- (possibly) citizen
Declension
| i-stemDeclension of *keiwis (i-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *keiwis | *keiwēs |
| vocative | *keiwis | *keiwēs |
| accusative | *keiwim | *keiwins |
| genitive | *keiweis | *keiwjom |
| dative | *keiwei | *keiwiβos |
| ablative | *keiwīd | *keiwiβos |
| locative | *keiwei | *keiwiβos |
Descendants
- Old Latin: ceivis, *cẹ̄vis
- Latin: cīvis
- Oscan: 𐌊𐌄𐌖𐌔 (keus)
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