Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/nēr

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.

Noun

*nēr m

1. man

Declension

consonant stemDeclension of *nēr (consonant stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*nēr	*neres
vocative	*nēr	*neres
accusative	*nerem	*nerens
genitive	*neres, neros	*nerom
dative	*nerei	*nerβos
ablative	*neri? nere?	*nerβos
locative	*neri? nere?	*nerβos

Derived terms

• ⇒ Latin: neriōsus (“firm, strict”), Nerō (personal name)

Descendants

• Oscan: 𐌍𐌉𐌉𐌓 (niir, nom.sg.), 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌌 (nerum, gen.pl.)
• South Picene: 𐌍𐌝𐌓 (nír, nom.sg.), 𐌍𐌄𐌓⁚ (nerf, acc.pl.)
• Umbrian: 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌚 (nerf, acc.pl.), 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌔 (nerus, dat.pl.)