Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/hesternos

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 *dʰǵʰyésteros +‎ *-nos. The Proto-Italic reflex was generated by the apheresis of *dʰ-, otherwise it would be **θ(j)esternos.

Cognate with English yester- (cf. yesterday), German gestern (cf. Gestern) and Dutch gisteren.

Adjective

*hesternos (comparative *hesternjōs, superlative *hesternisəmos)

  1. yesterday's

Declension

Declension of *hesternos (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hesternos *hesternā *hesternom
vocative *hesterne *hesterna *hesternom
accusative *hesternom *hesternam *hesternom
genitive *hesternosjo, hesternī *hesternās *hesternosjo, hesternī
dative *hesternōi *hesternāi *hesternōi
ablative *hesternōd *hesternād *hesternōd
locative *hesternei *hesternāi *hesternei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hesternōs, hesternoi *hesternās *hesternā
vocative *hesternōs, hesternoi *hesternās *hesternā
accusative *hesternons *hesternans *hesternā
genitive *hesternom *hesternāzōm *hesternom
dative *hesternois *hesternais *hesternois
ablative *hesternois *hesternais *hesternois
locative *hesternois *hesternais *hesternois

Descendants

  • Latin: hesternus (see there for further descendants)