Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/owis

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Noun[edit]

*owis f[1]

  1. sheep

Declension[edit]

i-stemDeclension of *owis (i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *owis *owēs
vocative *owis *owēs
accusative *owim *owins
genitive *oweis *owjom
dative *owei *owiβos
ablative *owīd *owiβos
locative *owei *owiβos

Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: ovis
  • Umbrian: 𐌖𐌅𐌄𐌌 (uvem) (accusative singular)

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN