Reconstruction:Latin/usitilium
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Modification of Classical ūtēnsilia, evidently reshaped after ūsō (“use”, verb), but the reason for the change in the initial vowel remains unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*usitilium n (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
Reconstruction notes
[edit]Per the etymology, the plural form would have come first, with the singular resulting from a back-formation.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | */oseˈteʎʎu/ | */oseˈteʎʎa/ |
oblique | */oseˈteʎʎu/ | */oseˈteʎʎa/ |
Descendants
[edit]- Italo-Romance: m
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
References
[edit]- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ūtēnsĭlia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 88