Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/lēks

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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

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Etymology

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See Latin lēx for discussion.

Noun

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*lēks f[1]

  1. law

Inflection

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consonant stemDeclension of *lēks (consonant stem)
case singular plural
nominative *lēks *lēges
vocative *lēks *lēges
accusative *lēgem *lēgens
genitive *lēges, lēgos *lēgom
dative *lēgei *lēgβos
ablative *lēgi? lēge? *lēgβos
locative *lēgi? lēge? *lēgβos

Descendants

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  • Latin: lēx (see there for further descendants)
  • Marrucinian: lixs
  • Oscan: ligud (ablative sg.), ligis (ablative pl.)

References

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  1. ^ 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 337