Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/éimi

This Proto-Hellenic 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.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti, from *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Verb

*éimi

1. to go

Inflection

Present forms of *éimi

Active
infinitive					*yénai
participle					*yónts
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*éimi	*éihi	*éiti	*?	*íton	*íton	*ímen	*íte	*yanti
subjunctive			*íyō	*íyēhi	*íyēti	*?	*íyēton	*íyēton	*íyōmen	*íyēte	*íyōnti
optative			*íyoyə	*íyois	*íyoi	*?	*íyoiton	*iyóitān	*íyoimen	*íyoite	*íyoyen
imperative			-	*ítʰi	*ítō	-	*íton	*ítōn	-	*íte	*yóntōn
Middle/Passive
infinitive					*?
participle					*?
			singular			dual			plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
subjunctive			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
optative			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
imperative			-	*?	*?	-	*?	*?	-	*?	*?

Imperfect forms of *éimi

Active
			singular			dual		plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*ḗehə	*ḗes	*ḗe	*ḗiton	*ḗitān	*ḗimen	*ḗite	*ḗisən
Middle/Passive
			singular			dual		plural
			1st person	2nd person	3rd person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative			*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: εἶμι (eîmi)
• Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀍𐀳 (i-jo-te /⁠yóntes⁠/)

Citations

• Andrew L. Sihler (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1995, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514