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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/āzā
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHsh₂- (“hearth, fireplace”), derived from the root *h₂eHs- (“to burn; hearth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.zaː/
Noun
*āzā f
- altar
Declension
| ā-stemDeclension of *āzā (ā-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | *āzā | *āzās |
| vocative | *āza | *āzās |
| accusative | *āzām, -am | *āzans |
| genitive | *āzās | *āzāzom |
| dative | *āzāi | *āzais |
| ablative | *āzād | *āzais |
| locative | *āzāi | *āzais |
Related terms
- *āzēō
Descendants
- Old Latin: āsa
- Latin: āra (see there for further descendants)
- Oscan: 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌝 (aasaí, loc. sg.), 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌔 (aasas, nom. pl.), 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌔𐌔 (aasass, acc. pl.)
- Umbrian: 𐌀𐌔𐌀 (asa, abl. sg.), 𐌀𐌔𐌄 (ase, loc. sg.)
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