Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/tepsrom
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
Declension
| 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
- ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, pages 737-739