Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wolpis

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂(w)lop- ~ *h₂ulp- ((red) fox). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs), Proto-Indo-Iranian *HlawpaHćás, Proto-Celtic *loɸernos.

Noun edit

*wolpis m[1]

  1. fox

Declension edit

i-stemDeclension of *wolpis (i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *wolpis *wolpēs
vocative *wolpis *wolpēs
accusative *wolpim *wolpins
genitive *wolpeis *wolpjom
dative *wolpei *wolpiβos
ablative *wolpīd *wolpiβos
locative *wolpei *wolpiβos

Descendants edit

  • Latin: vulpēs, volpēs; vulpis (see there for further descendants)

References edit

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