Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-kaps

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

Related to *kapjō.

Suffix

*-kaps

1. -catcher (as a noun), -catching (as an adjective)

Declension

As a noun:

consonant stemDeclension of *-kaps (consonant stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*-kaps	*-kapes
vocative	*-kaps	*-kapes
accusative	*-kapem	*-kapens
genitive	*-kapes, -kapos	*-kapom
dative	*-kapei	*-kapəβos
ablative	*-kapi? -kape?	*-kapəβos
locative	*-kapi? -kape?	*-kapəβos

As an adjective:

Declension of *-kaps (consonant stem)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-kaps	*-kaps	*-kaps
Vocative	*-kaps	*-kaps	*-kaps
Accusative	*-kapem	*-kapem	*-kaps
Genitive	*-kapes, -kapos	*-kapes, -kapos	*-kapes, -kapos
Dative	*-kapei	*-kapei	*-kapei
Ablative	*-kapi? -kape?	*-kapi? -kape?	*-kapi? -kape?
Locative	*-kapi? -kape?	*-kapi? -kape?	*-kapi? -kape?
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-kapes	*-kapes	*-kapā
Vocative	*-kapes	*-kapes	*-kapā
Accusative	*-kapens	*-kapens	*-kapā
Genitive	*-kapom	*-kapom	*-kapom
Dative	*-kapəβos	*-kapəβos	*-kapəβos
Ablative	*-kapəβos	*-kapəβos	*-kapəβos
Locative	*-kapəβos	*-kapəβos	*-kapəβos

Derived terms

Proto-Italic terms suffixed with *-kaps

• *formos (“warm”) > *formokaps (“forceps”)
• *manus (“hand”) > *manukaps (“purchaser”)
• *moinos (“service”) > *moinokaps (“citizen”)
• *partis (“part”) > *partikaps (“sharing”)
• *priisemos (“first”) > *priisemokaps (“leader”)

Descendants

• Latin: -ceps