Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/sēmən

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 *séh₁mn̥.

Noun

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*sēmən n[1]

  1. seed

Declension

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consonant stemDeclension of *sēmən (consonant stem)
case singular plural
nominative *sēmən *sēmenā
vocative *sēmən *sēmenā
accusative *sēmən *sēmenā
genitive *sēmenes, sēmenos *sēmenom
dative *sēmenei *sēmenβos
ablative *sēmeni? sēmene? *sēmenβos
locative *sēmeni? sēmene? *sēmenβos

Descendants

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  • Latin: sēmen (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “serō,-ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 557