Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/tepsrom

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

Often believed to be a secondary derivation from Proto-Indo-European *tépos (heat, warmth) + *-rós (adjectival suffix). It is also often compared to Ancient Greek τέφρα (téphra, ashes).[1]

Noun

*tepsrom n

  1. a type of burnt offering

Declension

Declension of *tepsrom (o-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tepsrom *tepsrā
vocative *tepsrom *tepsrā
accusative *tepsrom *tepsrā
genitive *tepsrosjo, *tepsrī *tepsrom
dative *tepsrōi *tepsrois
ablative *tepsrōd *tepsrois
locative *tepsrei *tepsrois

Descendants

  • Oscan: 𐌕𐌄𐌚𐌞𐌓𐌞𐌌 (tefúrúm)
  • Umbrian: tefruto (abl. sg. with postposition), 𐌕𐌄𐌚𐌓𐌀 (tefra, acc. pl.)

References

  1. ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, pages 737-739