Reconstruction:Latin/melem
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Classical mel n, with a paragogic /-e/[1] and change in gender. Compare *corem (“heart”), *felem (“bile”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*melem m or f (Proto-Romance)
Reconstruction notes edit
Nominative */ˈmɛles/ > Old French li miels, Old Occitan lo mels.
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | */ˈmɛles/ | — |
accusative | */ˈmɛle/ | — |
genitive-dative | */ˈmɛli/ | — |
Descendants edit
References edit
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1159: “il miele” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈmɛl-e/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
- ^ Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §189.