Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dents

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 *h₃dónts through the intermediate form *h₃dn̥t-s.

    Noun

    *dents f[1]

    1. tooth

    Declension

    Declension of *dents (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *dents *dentes
    vocative *dents *dentes
    accusative *dentem *dentens
    genitive *dentes, dentos *dentom
    dative *dentei *dentβos
    ablative *denti? dente? *dentβos
    locative *denti? dente? *dentβos

    Descendants

    • Latin: dēns (see there for further descendants)
    • Oscan: 𐌃𐌖𐌍𐌕𐌄 (dunte)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “dēns”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 166-167
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