Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/terzā

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 *terseh₂, from *ters- (“dry”).^[1]

Noun

*terzā f

earth
Antonym: *kailom

Declension

ā-stemDeclension of *terzā (ā-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*terzā	*terzās
vocative	*terza	*terzās
accusative	*terzam	*terzans
genitive	*terzās	*terzāzom
dative	*terzāi	*terzais
ablative	*terzād	*terzais
locative	*terzāi	*terzais

Descendants

Latin: terra
Oscan: 𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌀𐌔 (teras, gen. sg. or nom. pl.)

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 616

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 616

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