Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/formokaps

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Proto-Italic

Etymology

From earlier *xʷormokaps. Equivalent to *formos (“warm”) +‎ *-kaps (“catcher”), because forceps are used to catch warm objects.

Noun

*formokaps m

  1. forceps

Declension

consonant stemDeclension of *formokaps (consonant stem)
case singular plural
nominative *formokaps *formokapes
vocative *formokaps *formokapes
accusative *formokapem *formokapens
genitive *formokapes, formokapos *formokapom
dative *formokapei *formokapβos
ablative *formokapi? formokape? *formokapβos
locative *formokapi? formokape? *formokapβos

Descendants

  • Latin: forceps
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