Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/nōmn̥

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 *h₃néh₃mn̥,[1] De Vaan's preferred reconstruction for *h₁nómn̥.

Noun

*nōmn̥ n

  1. name

Declension

Declension of *nōmn̥ (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *nōmn̥ *nōmenā
vocative *nōmn̥ *nōmenā
accusative *nōmn̥ *nōmenā
genitive *nōmenes, nōmenos *nōmenom
dative *nōmenei *nōmenβos
ablative *nōmeni? nōmene? *nōmenβos
locative *nōmeni? nōmene? *nōmenβos

Reconstruction notes

  • A long root vowel for Proto-Italic is guaranteed by the Oscan (and Latin) forms.

Descendants

  • Latin: nōmen (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: 𐌍𐌖𐌌𐌍𐌄𐌝𐌔 (numneís, gen. sg.)
  • Umbrian: 𐌍𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌌 (numem), nome (nom./acc. sg.), nomner (gen. sg.), nomne (dat./abl. sg.)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nōmen”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
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