Mavors
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Mavors
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *Māwortis,[1] or from Proto-Italic *Māmart-.[2] Cognate with Oscan 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌄𐌓𐌔 (mamers). See also the Lapis Satricanus, where 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌆 (Mamartei) is attested.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmaː.u̯ors/, [ˈmäːu̯ɔrs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.vors/, [ˈmäːvors]
Proper noun edit
Māvors m sg (genitive Māvortis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Māvors |
| Genitive | Māvortis |
| Dative | Māvortī |
| Accusative | Māvortem |
| Ablative | Māvorte |
| Vocative | Māvors |
Descendants edit
- Latin: Mars
References edit
- ^ Walde, Alois & Hofmann, Johann Baptist. 1954. Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd vol. (M-Z), 3rd edition, pp. 43-45.
- ^ de Vaan, Michiel. 2008. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, p. 366. If Māvors indeed comes from *Māmart-, the apparent change */-m-/ to */-w-/ is a unique and isolated change.