Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/mātēr

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 *méh₂tēr.

    Noun

    *mātēr f[1]

    1. mother

    Inflection

    Declension of *mātēr (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *mātēr *mātres
    vocative *māter *mātres
    accusative *mātrem *mātrens
    genitive *mātres, mātros *mātrom
    dative *mātrei *mātrβos
    ablative *mātri? mātre? *mātrβos
    locative *mātri? mātre? *mātrβos

    Descendants

    • Faliscan: 𐌌𐌀𐌕𐌄 (mate)
    • Latin: māter (see there for further descendants)
    • Oscan: 𐌌𐌀𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄𐌝𐌔 (maatreís)
    • South Picene: 𐌌𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌑𐌇 (matereíh) (dative singular)
    • Umbrian: 𐌌𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄𐌓 (matrer) (genitive singular)

    References

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