Reconstruction:Latin/rossa

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *hross (“horse”) or Lombardic *hross.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔsa/

Noun

*rossa f (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

1. bad horse, nag

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈrɔsa/	*/ˈrɔsas/
oblique	*/ˈrɔsa/	*/ˈrɔsas/

Descendants

• Catalan: rossa
• Franco-Provençal: rôssa, rôcha, routha
• Lombard: rózza (Comasco), roz (Bergamasque)
• Old French: *rosse, roche
  • Middle French: rosse
    • French: rosse
  • Norman: rosse (Jèrriais)
• Old Occitan: rossa
  • Occitan: ròssa