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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-nos
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-nós (suffix creating verbal adjectives).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nos/
Adjective
*-nos[1]
- Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Declension
Declension of *-nos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *-nos | *-nā | *-nom |
| Vocative | *-ne | *-na | *-nom |
| Accusative | *-nom | *-nam | *-nom |
| Genitive | *-nosjo, -nī | *-nās | *-nosjo, -nī |
| Dative | *-nōi | *-nāi | *-nōi |
| Ablative | *-nōd | *-nād | *-nōd |
| Locative | *-nei | *-nāi | *-nei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-nōs, -noi | *-nās | *-nā |
| Vocative | *-nōs, -noi | *-nās | *-nā |
| Accusative | *-nons | *-nans | *-nā |
| Genitive | *-nom | *-nāzōm | *-nom |
| Dative | *-nois | *-nais | *-nois |
| Ablative | *-nois | *-nais | *-nois |
| Locative | *-nois | *-nais | *-nois |
Descendants
- Latin: -nus
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