Reconstruction:Latin/alisna

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

Alternative forms

*lexina

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *alasnu (“awl”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈlesna/

Noun

*alisna f (oblique *alisnam); first declension (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

awl

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/aˈlesna/	*/aˈlesnas/
oblique	*/aˈlesna/	*/aˈlesnas/

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: lesina
  - → French: lésine
Padanian:
- Emilian: leisna, lesna
- Ligurian: læxina, lèixna, lèixa, lérna
- Lombard: lisna, lesna
- Piedmontese: lèisna, laisna, lesna
- Romagnol: lesna, leisna
Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Norman: alêne
- Old French: alesne, alein, aleine
  - Middle French: alesne
    - French: alêne, alène
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Aragonese: lesna
- Catalan: alena
- Old Occitan: alsena
  - Occitan: alzena, alsena
    Gascon: lesena, lesia, lisia, lasia
    
    Vivaro-Alpine: lesena
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Spanish: alesna, alansa, alunsa
  - Spanish: alesna, lesna, lezna