Reconstruction:Latin/fibella
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fībula + -la (diminutive ending).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*fībella f (Proto-Western-Romance)
Reconstruction notes[edit]
Several descendants show an initial /θ/ or /s/, perhaps reflecting contamination with another word—if so, it is unclear which.
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | */fiˈβɛlla/ | */fiˈβɛllas/ |
oblique | */fiˈβɛlla/ | */fiˈβɛllas/ |
Descendants[edit]
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References[edit]
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*fibella”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 246
- “sivella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*fibella”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 489