Reconstruction:Latin/glemus

This Latin 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.

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of glomus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɛmʊs/

Noun

*glemus m (Proto-Romance)

ball of yarn, tangle

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈɡlɛmʊs/	*/ˈɡlɛmi/
accusative	*/ˈɡlɛmu/	*/ˈɡlɛmos/
genitive-dative	*/ˈɡlɛmo/?	*/ˈɡlɛmis/

Related terms

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: gljem
- Romanian: ghem
North Italian:
- Lombard: gemb
- Venetian: gemo

References

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “*glĕmus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 283

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