Reconstruction:Latin/nittus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Latin nitidus via an early syncope of the unstressed /ĭ/ and assimilation of the resulting /dt/ to /tt/.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
*nittus (feminine *nitta, neuter *nittum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Romance)
Descendants[edit]
- Italo-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
References[edit]
- Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈnɪtid-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nĭtĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 147