Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-trīks

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-trih₂ followed by an unknown additional velar suffix.

Suffix

*-trīks f (masculine *-tōr)

1. female agent noun suffix

   ‎*sakrāō (“to sanctify”) + ‎*-trīks → ‎*sakrātrīks (“priestess”)

Declension

consonant stemDeclension of *-trīks (consonant stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*-trīks	*-trīkes
vocative	*-trīks	*-trīkes
accusative	*-trīkem	*-trīkens
genitive	*-trīkes, -trīkos	*-trīkom
dative	*-trīkei	*-trīkβos
ablative	*-trīki? -trīke?	*-trīkβos
locative	*-trīki? -trīke?	*-trīkβos

Derived terms

Proto-Italic terms suffixed with *-trīks

Descendants

• Latin: -trīx (see there for further descendants)
• Marrucinian: -crix
• Paelignian: -cirix