Reconstruction:Latin/nevem
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Latin
Etymology
From Classical nivem, with an early lowering of to caused by the following .[1] (Cf. the lowering from to in colubra > *colobra.) Alternatively, the stressed vowel may simply have been taken from nĕbula (“fog”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
*nevem f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
Reconstruction notes
Nom.sing. */ˈnɛβes/ > Old Occitan la neus.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */ˈnɛβes/ | */ˈnɛβes/ |
| oblique | */ˈnɛβe/ | */ˈnɛβes/ |
Derived terms
- *nevāre (verb)
Descendants
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Old Italian: nieve (Siena, Pistoia)
- North Italian:
- Ladin: gneve (Ampezzo)
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “nĭx”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 438
- “neu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nĭx”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 158
- ^ Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §238.
- ^ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈnɪβ-e/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.