Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/Kerēs

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₁-, *ḱerh₃- (to feed, nourish), with further connections to *ḱer- (to grow) uncertain. Cognate with Ancient Greek κορέννῡμῐ (korénnūmi, to satiate), Lithuanian šérti (to feed), Old High German hirso (millet).[1]

Proper noun

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*Kerēs f[1]

  1. Ceres

Inflection

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consonant stemDeclension of *Kerēs (consonant stem)
case singular plural
nominative *Kerēs *Kerezes
vocative *Kerēs *Kerezes
accusative *Kerezem *Kerezens
genitive *Kerezes, Kerezos *Kerezom
dative *Kerezei *Kerezβos
ablative *Kerezi? Kereze? *Kerezβos
locative *Kerezi? Kereze? *Kerezβos

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “Cerēs, -eris”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 109-110