Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/āzā

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 *h₂eHsh₂- (hearth, fireplace), derived from the root *h₂eHs- (to burn; hearth).

Noun

*āzā f

  1. altar

Declension

Declension of *āzā (ā-stem)
singular plural
nominative *āzā *āzās
vocative *āza *āzās
accusative *āzam *āzans
genitive *āzās *āzāzom
dative *āzāi *āzais
ablative *āzād *āzais
locative *āzāi *āzais

Descendants

  • Old Latin: āsā
    • Latin: āra (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌝 (aasaí, loc. sg.), 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌔 (aasas, nom. pl.), 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌔𐌔 (aasass, acc. pl.)
  • Umbrian: 𐌀𐌔𐌀 (asa, abl. sg.), 𐌀𐌔𐌄 (ase, loc. sg.)

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 49