Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/moltos

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 *ml̥tós (“crumbled, crumpled”), from *mel-.[1]

    Adjective

    *moltos (comparative *moltjōs, superlative *moltisemos)

    1. much
    2. many

    Antonyms

    Declension

    Declension of *moltos (o/ā-stem)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *moltos *moltā *moltom
    vocative *molte *molta *moltom
    accusative *moltom *moltam *moltom
    genitive *moltosjo, moltī *moltās *moltosjo, moltī
    dative *moltōi *moltāi *moltōi
    ablative *moltōd *moltād *moltōd
    locative *moltei *moltāi *moltei
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *moltōs, moltoi *moltās *moltā
    vocative *moltōs, moltoi *moltās *moltā
    accusative *moltons *moltans *moltā
    genitive *moltom *moltāzōm *moltom
    dative *moltois *moltais *moltois
    ablative *moltois *moltais *moltois
    locative *moltois *moltais *moltois

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Latin: multus (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “longus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
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