Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mért
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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
Athematic root aorist of *mer- (“to die”).
Verb edit
*mért (perfective)[1]
- to die
Inflection edit
| Perfective, athematic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd singular | *mért | |||
| 3rd plural | *m̥rént | |||
| Active voice | Indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *mérm̥ | — | *méroh₂ | *mr̥yéh₁m̥ |
| 2nd singular | *mérs | *mér, *mr̥dʰí | *méresi | *mr̥yéh₁s |
| 3rd singular | *mért | *mértu | *méreti | *mr̥yéh₁t |
| 1st dual | *mr̥wé | — | *mérowos | *m̥rih₁wé |
| 2nd dual | *mr̥tóm | *mr̥tóm | *méretes | *m̥rih₁tóm |
| 3rd dual | *mr̥tā́m | *mr̥tā́m | *méretes | *m̥rih₁tā́m |
| 1st plural | *mr̥mé | — | *méromos | *m̥rih₁mé |
| 2nd plural | *mr̥té | *mr̥té | *mérete | *m̥rih₁té |
| 3rd plural | *m̥rént | *m̥réntu | *méronti | *m̥rih₁ént |
| Participle | *m̥rónts | |||
| Middle voice | Indicative | Imperative | Subjunctive | Optative |
| 1st singular | *mr̥h₂é | — | *méroh₂er | *m̥rih₁h₂é |
| 2nd singular | *mr̥th₂é | *mr̥só | *méreth₂er | *m̥rih₁th₂é |
| 3rd singular | *mr̥tó, *m̥ró | *? | *méretor | *m̥rih₁tó, *m̥rih₁ó |
| 1st dual | *mr̥wédʰh₂ | — | *mérowosdʰh₂ | *m̥rih₁wédʰh₂ |
| 2nd dual | *? | *? | *? | *? |
| 3rd dual | *? | *? | *? | *? |
| 1st plural | *mr̥médʰh₂ | — | *méromosdʰh₂ | *m̥rih₁médʰh₂ |
| 2nd plural | *mr̥dʰh₂wé | *mr̥dʰh₂wé | *méredʰh₂we | *m̥rih₁dʰh₂wé |
| 3rd plural | *mr̥ró, *m̥rn̥tó | *? | *méroror, *mérontor | *m̥rih₁ró, *m̥rih₁n̥tó |
| Participle | *m̥rm̥h₁nós | |||
Derived terms edit
- Proto-Anatolian:
- Hittite: 𒈨𒅕𒋫 (me-er-ta /merta/, 3sg.pret.act.)
- Armenian:
- Proto-Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: ἔμορτεν (émorten)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hámart
References edit
- ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “mer-zi / mar-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 667-668
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “meṙanim”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 463