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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/formokaps
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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 earlier *xʷormokaps. Equivalent to *formos (“warm”) + *-kaps (“catcher”), because forceps are used to catch warm objects.
Declension
| consonant stemDeclension of *formokaps (consonant stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *formokaps | *formokapes |
| vocative | *formokaps | *formokapes |
| accusative | *formokapem | *formokapens |
| genitive | *formokapes, formokapos | *formokapom |
| dative | *formokapei | *formokapəβos |
| ablative | *formokapi? formokape? | *formokapəβos |
| locative | *formokapi? formokape? | *formokapəβos |
Descendants
- Latin: forceps
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