Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/-mos

See also Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/-mós

This entry contains Proto-Indo-European 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.

Proto-Indo-European

Suffix

*(ó)-mos m

1. Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Declension

Thematic inflection.

Declension of *-mos

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*(ó)-mos	*(ó)-moh₁	*(ó)-moes
Vocative	*(ó)-me	*(ó)-moh₁	*(ó)-moes
Accusative	*(ó)-mom	*(ó)-moh₁	*(ó)-mons
Instrumental	*(ó)-moh₁	?	*(ó)-mōys
Dative	*(ó)-moey	?	*(ó)-mo(y)mos
Ablative	*(ó)-mead	?	*(ó)-mo(y)mos
Genitive	*(ó)-mosyo	?	*(ó)-mooHom
Locative	*(ó)-mey	?	*(ó)-moysu

Derived terms

[+] Proto-Indo-European nouns suffixed with -mos

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: some of the a-stem nouns