Reconstruction:Latin/ieniperus

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

Alternative forms

*iiniperus

Etymology

Alteration of iūniperus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /jeːˈni.pe.rus/, [jeːˈnɪ.pɛ.rʊs]

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /jeːˈni.pe.rus/, [jeˈne.be.ros]

Noun

*iēniperus m (genitive *iēniperī); second declension

(Vulgar Latin) juniper

Declension

Second declension.

Italo-Western declension of *iēniperus
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*ẹẹnẹ́pęrọs	*ẹẹnẹ́pęri
genitive	*ẹẹnẹ́pęri	*ẹẹnẹpęrọ́rọ
dative	*ẹẹnẹ́pęrọ	*ẹẹnẹ́pęris
accusative-ablative	*ẹẹnẹ́pęrọ	*ẹẹnẹ́pęrọs

Sardinian declension of *iēniperus
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*ienípęrus	*ienípęri
genitive	*ienípęri	*ienipęróru
dative	*ienípęro	*ienípęris
accusative-ablative	*ienípęru	*ienípęros

Descendants

Catalan: ginebre
Franco-Provençal: genêvro
Friulian: zenevre, genevre
Italian: ginepro
Occitan: genibre
Old French: genievre
- French: genièvre
- → Middle Dutch: genever, geniver, jenever
  - Dutch: genever, jenever
    - → English: jenever, gin
Old Portuguese:
- Galician: xinebro
- Portuguese: zimbro
Sardinian: gheníperu, tziníbiri, tziníperu
Sicilian: inìperu
Spanish: enebro
Venetian: xenevro

References

Alkire, Ti; Rosen, Carol (2010) Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, University of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 59

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