Reconstruction:Latin/aviolum

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This Latin 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.

Latin

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Etymology

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From aviola (grandmother) +‎ -us (forms masculine nouns).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*aviolum m (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. grandfather

Declension

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singular plural
nominative */aˈβʲɔːlos/ */aˈβʲɔːli/
oblique */aˈβʲɔːlu/ */aˈβʲɔːlos/

Reconstruction notes

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Ibero-Romance points to a depalatalized variant */aˈβɔːlu/.

For the */βʲ/ > /j/ in French, cf. caveola > gaiole.

Descendants

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References

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