Reconstruction:Latin/cania

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

Built from canis (“dog”) by analogy with other pairs such as cervia f < cervus m "deer" or caprea f < caper m (“goat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɲɲa/

Noun

*cania f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. female dog

Declension

singular plural
nominative */ˈkaɲɲa/ */ˈkaɲɲas/
oblique */ˈkaɲɲa/ */ˈkaɲɲas/

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: cagna
      • → Franco-Provençal: cagne
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Ladin: [ˈxaɲa] (Erto)
    • Romansh: tgogna
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Gallo-Italic of Sicily: [ˈkjeɲa]
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

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