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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

Etymology

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

*wolpis m[1]

  1. fox

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

References
  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
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