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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/louðeros
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (“people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlou̯.ðe.ros/
Adjective
*louðeros (comparative *louðerjōs, superlative *louðerisemos)[1]
- free
- (nominalised) child
Inflection
Declension of *louðeros (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *louðeros | *louðerā | *louðerom |
| Vocative | *louðere | *louðera | *louðerom |
| Accusative | *louðerom | *louðeram | *louðerom |
| Genitive | *louðerosjo, louðerī | *louðerās | *louðerosjo, louðerī |
| Dative | *louðerōi | *louðerāi | *louðerōi |
| Ablative | *louðerōd | *louðerād | *louðerōd |
| Locative | *louðerei | *louðerāi | *louðerei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *louðerōs, louðeroi | *louðerās | *louðerā |
| Vocative | *louðerōs, louðeroi | *louðerās | *louðerā |
| Accusative | *louðerons | *louðerans | *louðerā |
| Genitive | *louðerom | *louðerāzōm | *louðerom |
| Dative | *louðerois | *louðerais | *louðerois |
| Ablative | *louðerois | *louðerais | *louðerois |
| Locative | *louðerois | *louðerais | *louðerois |
Descendants
Latin and Faliscan show a change ou > oi in this word. This may be a dissimilation from the following b.
- Old Latin: loeber
- Latin: līber (see there for further descendants)
- Faliscan: loifero (accusative singular masculine)
- Oscan: 𐌋𐌞𐌅𐌚𐌓𐌄𐌝𐌔 (lúvfreís, genitive singular)
- Venetic: 𐌋𐌏𐌖𐌆𐌄𐌓𐌏𐌘𐌏𐌔 (louderobos, dative plural masculine), 𐌋𐌏𐌖𐌆𐌄𐌓𐌀𐌉 (louderai, dative singular feminine)
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