Reconstruction:Latin/cruppus

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (bunch; group; lump). Eventually attested in Renaissance Latin as grupus, gruppus; by this point, a borrowing from Italian.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*cruppus m (oblique *cruppum); second declension (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. group; bunch

Declension[edit]

singular plural
nominative */ˈkroppos/ */ˈkroppi/
oblique */ˈkroppu/ */ˈkroppos/

Descendants[edit]

  • Italian: gruppo, groppo (see there for further descendants)
  • Sicilian: gruppu