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Reconstruction:Latin/peltrum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Probably loaned from a substrate, such as Ligurian, Etruscan, or Pelasgian.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpel.trum/, [ˈpɛɫ.trʊ̃]
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /ˈpɛl.trum/, [ˈpɛl.trõ]

Noun

*peltrum n (genitive *peltrī); second declension

  1. (Vulgar Latin) pewter (tin alloy)

Declension

Second declension neuter.

Italo-Western declension of *peltrum
Number Singular Plural
nominative *pę́ltrọ *pę́ltra
genitive *pę́ltri *pęltrọ́rọ
dative *pę́ltrọ *pę́ltris
accusative-ablative *pę́ltrọ *pę́ltra

Descendants

References
  1. Mansell (1953): Archivum Linguisticum, Volumes 5-8, p. 115
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