Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/farβā
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from earlier *farðā, which is reconstructed in *farβātos, from earlier *farðātos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ (“beard”).
Noun[edit]
*farβā f
Declension[edit]
| ā-stemDeclension of *farβā (ā-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *farβā | *farβās |
| vocative | *farβa | *farβās |
| accusative | *farβam | *farβans |
| genitive | *farβās | *farβāzom |
| dative | *farβāi | *farβais |
| ablative | *farβād | *farβais |
| locative | *farβāi | *farβais |
Descendants[edit]
- Latin: barba (with the initial /b-/ from assimilation)
- Osco-Umbrian:
- →⇒? Italian: farfecchie (“moustaches”)
References[edit]
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “barba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69