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Reconstruction:Latin/melem
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This Latin 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. |
Latin
Etymology
From Classical mel n, with a paragogic /-e/[1] and change in gender. Compare *corem (“heart”), *felem (“bile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛle/
Reconstruction notes
Nominative */ˈmɛles/ > Old French li miels, Old Occitan lo mels.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */ˈmɛles/ | — |
| accusative | */ˈmɛle/ | — |
| genitive-dative | */ˈmɛli/ | — |
Descendants
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1159: “il miele” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈmɛl-e/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
- Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §189.
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