Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Italic/awis, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis.

Noun

*awis f

  1. bird

Declension

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

  • Latin: avis, aucellus (diminutive) (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: 𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌚 (avif)

References

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