Mavors
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mavors
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Italic *Māwortis,[1] or from Proto-Italic *Māmart-.[2] Cognate with Oscan 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌄𐌓𐌔 (mamers). Compare Māmarcos, Māmercus. See also the Lapis Satricanus, where 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌆 (Māmartei) is attested.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.wɔrs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.vors]
Proper noun
[edit]Māvors m sg (genitive Māvortis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Māvors |
| genitive | Māvortis |
| dative | Māvortī |
| accusative | Māvortem |
| ablative | Māvorte |
| vocative | Māvors |
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: Mārs (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Walde, Alois & Hofmann, Johann Baptist. 1954. Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd vol. (M-Z), 3rd edition, pp. 43-45.
- ^ 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 366: “If Māvors indeed comes from *Māmart-, the apparent change */-m-/ to */-w-/ is a unique and isolated change”
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