Reconstruction:Latin/aiunus

This Latin 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.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Dissimilated from an earlier iaiūnus, from ieiūnus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*aiūnus (feminine *aiūna, neuter *aiūnum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Romance)

  1. fasting

Descendants edit

  • Aromanian: agiun
  • Spanish: ayuno

Noun edit

*aiūnus m (oblique *aiūnum); second declension (Proto-Romance)

  1. a fast

Declension edit

singular plural
nominative */aˈjunʊs/ */aˈjuni/
accusative */aˈjunu/ */aˈjunos/
genitive-dative */aˈjuno/? */aˈjunis/

Descendants edit