Reconstruction:Latin/lupum

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 lŭpus, with the vowel modification perhaps imitative of the animal's howling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlupu/

Noun

*lūpum m (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. wolf

Declension

singular plural
nominative */ˈlupos/ */ˈlupi/
oblique */ˈlupu/ */lupos/

Descendants

  • Aragonese: lupo
  • Corsican: lupu
  • Italian: lupo
  • Lombard: luv
  • Piedmontese: luv
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