Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.

    Noun

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    *awis f[1]

    1. bird

    Declension

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    i-stemDeclension of *awis (i-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative *awis *awēs
    vocative *awis *awēs
    accusative *awim *awins
    genitive *aweis *awjom
    dative *awei *awiβos
    ablative *awīd *awiβos
    locative *awei *awiβos

    Descendants

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    • Latin: avis, aucellus (diminutive) (see there for further descendants)
    • Umbrian: 𐌀𐌅𐌄𐌔 (aves)

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN