Reconstruction:Latin/nevem

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 This Latin 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.

Latin

Etymology

From Classical nivem, with an early lowering of to caused by the following . (Cf. the lowering from to in colubra > *colobra.) Alternatively, the stressed vowel may simply have been taken from nĕbula (“fog”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*nevem f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. snow

Reconstruction notes

Nom.sing. */ˈnɛβes/ > Old Occitan la neus.

Declension

singular plural
nominative */ˈnɛβes/ */ˈnɛβes/
oblique */ˈnɛβe/ */ˈnɛβes/

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dalmatian:
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Old Italian: nieve (Siena, Pistoia)
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §238.
  2. ^ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈnɪβ-e/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
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