Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wolpis

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *(H)ulp-i- (marten, cat), whence Proto-Indo-Iranian *HlawpaHćás. The traditional relation to Proto-Indo-European *h₂(w)lop- ~ *h₂ulp- ((red) fox) (whence Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs), Proto-Celtic *loɸernos, Lithuanian lãpė) is unclear and somewhat contested.

Noun

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*wolpis m[1]

  1. fox

Declension

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i-stemDeclension of *wolpis (i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *wolpis *wolpēs
vocative *wolpis *wolpēs
accusative *wolpim *wolpins
genitive *wolpeis *wolpjom
dative *wolpei *wolpiβos
ablative *wolpīd *wolpiβos
locative *wolpei *wolpiβos

Descendants

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  • Latin: vulpēs, volpēs, vulpis (late, proscribed) (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “volpēs, -is”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 688