Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/owis

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 *h₂ówis.

Noun

*owis f[1]

  1. sheep

Declension

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

Descendants

  • Latin: ovis
  • Umbrian: 𐌖𐌅𐌄𐌌 (uvem, acc. sg.), 𐌖𐌅𐌄𐌚 (uvef, acc. pl), 𐌖𐌅𐌉𐌊𐌖𐌌 (uvikum, abl. sg.) (with postposed 𐌊𐌖𐌌 (kum))

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