Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kortos
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥tós (“short”), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).[1]
Adjective
*kortos
Declension
Declension of *kortos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kortos | *kortā | *kortom |
| Vocative | *korte | *korta | *kortom |
| Accusative | *kortom | *kortam | *kortom |
| Genitive | *kortosjo, kortī | *kortās | *kortosjo, kortī |
| Dative | *kortōi | *kortāi | *kortōi |
| Ablative | *kortōd | *kortād | *kortōd |
| Locative | *kortei | *kortāi | *kortei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kortōs, kortoi | *kortās | *kortā |
| Vocative | *kortōs, kortoi | *kortās | *kortā |
| Accusative | *kortons | *kortans | *kortā |
| Genitive | *kortom | *kortāzōm | *kortom |
| Dative | *kortois | *kortais | *kortois |
| Ablative | *kortois | *kortais | *kortois |
| Locative | *kortois | *kortais | *kortois |
Descendants
- Latin: curtus (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 158