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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/towos
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈto.wos/
Determiner
*towos[1]
- your; second-person singular possessive
Declension
Declension of *towos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *towos | *towā | *towom |
| Vocative | *towe | *towa | *towom |
| Accusative | *towom | *towam | *towom |
| Genitive | *towosjo, towī | *towās | *towosjo, towī |
| Dative | *towōi | *towāi | *towōi |
| Ablative | *towōd | *towād | *towōd |
| Locative | *towei | *towāi | *towei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *towōs, towoi | *towās | *towā |
| Vocative | *towōs, towoi | *towās | *towā |
| Accusative | *towons | *towans | *towā |
| Genitive | *towom | *towāzōm | *towom |
| Dative | *towois | *towais | *towois |
| Ablative | *towois | *towais | *towois |
| Locative | *towois | *towais | *towois |
Declension of personal pronouns
| Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *egō | *tū | — |
| Accusative | *mē | *tē | *sē |
| Genitive | *mei | *tei | *sei |
| Dative | *meɣei | *teβei | *seβei |
| Ablative | *med | *ted | *sed |
| Possessive | *meos | *towos | *sowos |
| Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | reflexive as singular |
| Nominative | *nōs | *wōs | — |
| Accusative | *nōs | *wōs | — |
| Genitive | *nosterom | *westerom | — |
| Dative | *nōβei | *wōβei | — |
| Ablative | *nōβei | *wōβei | — |
| Possessive | *nosteros | *westeros | — |
Descendants
- Latin: tuus
- Oscan: 𐌕𐌖𐌅𐌀𐌉 (tuvai, nom. pl. fem.)[2]
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
- Buck, Carl (1904) A grammar of Oscan and Umbrian, Ginn & Co, page 140