Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱleywós

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European edit

Etymology edit

From *ḱley- (to lean, slope) +‎ *-wós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

Adjective edit

*ḱleywós (non-ablauting)

  1. sloped, curved

Inflection edit

Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *ḱleywós *ḱleywéh₂
genitive *ḱleywósyo *ḱleywéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *ḱleywós *ḱleywóh₁ *ḱleywóes
vocative *ḱleywé *ḱleywóh₁ *ḱleywóes
accusative *ḱleywóm *ḱleywóh₁ *ḱleywóms
genitive *ḱleywósyo *? *ḱleywóHom
ablative *ḱleywéad *? *ḱleywómos
dative *ḱleywóey *? *ḱleywómos
locative *ḱleywéy, *ḱleywóy *? *ḱleywóysu
instrumental *ḱleywóh₁ *? *ḱleywṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *ḱleywéh₂ *ḱleywéh₂h₁(e) *ḱleywéh₂es
vocative *ḱleywéh₂ *ḱleywéh₂h₁(e) *ḱleywéh₂es
accusative *ḱleywā́m *ḱleywéh₂h₁(e) *ḱleywéh₂m̥s
genitive *ḱleywéh₂s *? *ḱleywéh₂oHom
ablative *ḱleywéh₂s *? *ḱleywéh₂mos
dative *ḱleywéh₂ey *? *ḱleywéh₂mos
locative *ḱleywéh₂, *ḱleywéh₂i *? *ḱleywéh₂su
instrumental *ḱleywéh₂h₁ *? *ḱleywéh₂mis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *ḱleywóm *ḱleywóy(h₁) *ḱleywéh₂
vocative *ḱleywóm *ḱleywóy(h₁) *ḱleywéh₂
accusative *ḱleywóm *ḱleywóy(h₁) *ḱleywéh₂
genitive *ḱleywósyo *? *ḱleywóHom
ablative *ḱleywéad *? *ḱleywómos
dative *ḱleywóey *? *ḱleywómos
locative *ḱleywéy, *ḱleywóy *? *ḱleywóysu
instrumental *ḱleywóh₁ *? *ḱleywṓys

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ślaiwás (< *ḱloywós)
    • Lithuanian: šleĩvas (bandy-legged, bowlegged)
  • Proto-Italic: *kleiwos
    • Latin: clīvus (slope, hill) (see there for further descendants)