Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-plos
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a root shaped like Proto-Indo-European *pel- of uncertain identity. Traces of a -pl- multiplier suffix is present in Anatolian, Greek, Germanic and Celtic.[1]
Suffix
[edit]*-plos
- forms multiplier adjectives from prefixed numerals
- at a time
Usage notes
[edit]Latin and Umbrian disagree on the meaning of this suffix; in Latin it forms multiplier adjectives, while in Umbrian it refers to how many of an item is present simultaneously (i.e. "at a time").
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *-plos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *-plos | *-plā | *-plom |
| Vocative | *-ple | *-pla | *-plom |
| Accusative | *-plom | *-plam | *-plom |
| Genitive | *-plosjo, -plī | *-plās | *-plosjo, -plī |
| Dative | *-plōi | *-plāi | *-plōi |
| Ablative | *-plōd | *-plād | *-plōd |
| Locative | *-plei | *-plāi | *-plei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-plōs, -ploi | *-plās | *-plā |
| Vocative | *-plōs, -ploi | *-plās | *-plā |
| Accusative | *-plons | *-plans | *-plā |
| Genitive | *-plom | *-plāzōm | *-plom |
| Dative | *-plois | *-plais | *-plois |
| Ablative | *-plois | *-plais | *-plois |
| Locative | *-plois | *-plais | *-plois |
Derived terms
[edit]- *sm̥-plos
- Latin: simplus
- *duplos
- *triplos
- *kʷatur-plos
- Latin: quadruplus
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-plus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 475