Reconstruction:Latin/feminus

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

fēmina +‎ -us.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Proto-Romance) /ˈfemɪnʊs/

Adjective edit

*fēminus (feminine *fēmina, neuter *fēminum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. feminine

Declension edit

First/second declension.

Italo-Western declension of *fēminus
Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative *fẹ́mẹnọs *fẹ́mẹna *fẹ́mẹnọ *fẹ́mẹni *fẹ́mẹnę *fẹ́mẹna
genitive *fẹ́mẹni *fẹ́mẹnę *fẹ́mẹni *fẹmẹnọ́rọ *fẹmẹnárọ *fẹmẹnọ́rọ
dative *fẹ́mẹnọ *fẹ́mẹnę *fẹ́mẹnọ *fẹ́mẹnis *fẹ́mẹnis *fẹ́mẹnis
accusative-ablative *fẹ́mẹnọ *fẹ́mẹnã *fẹ́mẹnọ *fẹ́mẹnọs *fẹ́mẹnas *fẹ́mẹna
Eastern declension of *fēminus
Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative *fẹ́mẹnus *fẹ́mẹna *fẹ́mẹnu *fẹ́mẹni *fẹ́mẹnę *fẹ́mẹna
genitive *fẹ́mẹni *fẹ́mẹnę *fẹ́mẹni *fẹmẹnóru *fẹmẹnáru *fẹmẹnóru
dative *fẹ́mẹno *fẹ́mẹnę *fẹ́mẹno *fẹ́mẹnis *fẹ́mẹnis *fẹ́mẹnis
accusative-ablative *fẹ́mẹnu *fẹ́mẹnã *fẹ́mẹnu *fẹ́mẹnos *fẹ́mẹnas *fẹ́mẹna

Descendants edit

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: feamin
    • Megleno-Romanian: feamin
    • Romanian: famen
  • Ibero-Romance: