𒆠𒅕

Hittite

𒆠𒅕	The cuneiform font displayed by default does not accurately represent the Hittite script. Please download and install Hittite fonts from www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Alternative forms

𒊮𒅕 (ŠÀ-er)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”). English cognates include heart, cardiac, cordial and maybe core.

Noun

𒆠𒅕 • (ker) (nominative singular)

heart

Inflection

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Broad transcription
i-stem noun
Neuter gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	ker	karti^ḪI.A
nominative
accusative	ker	karti^ḪI.A
accusative
genitive	karti(y)aš	kartiyaš
genitive
dative-locative	kartiya, karti	kartiyaš
dative-locative
allative	kartiya	–
allative
ablative	karti(y)az	karti(y)az
ablative
instrumental	kartit	kartit
instrumental
The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension

Cuneiform script
i-stem noun
Neuter gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒆠𒅕	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒄭𒀀
nominative	ke-er	kar-ti-ḪI.A
accusative	𒆠𒅕	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒄭𒀀
accusative	ke-er	kar-ti-ḪI.A
genitive	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒅀𒀸, 𒋼𒀀𒋾𒀸	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒅀𒀸, 𒋼𒀀𒋾𒀸
genitive	kar-ti-ya-aš, kar-ti-aš	kar-ti-ya-aš, kar-ti-aš
dative-locative	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒅀, 𒋼𒀀𒋾	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒅀𒀸, 𒋼𒀀𒋾𒀸
dative-locative	kar-ti-ya, kar-ti	kar-ti-ya-aš, kar-ti-aš
allative	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒅀	–
allative	kar-ti-ya
ablative	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒅀𒊍, 𒋼𒀀𒋾𒀸	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒅀𒊍, 𒋼𒀀𒋾𒀸
ablative	kar-ti-ya-az, kar-ti-az	kar-ti-ya-az, kar-ti-az
instrumental	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒀉	𒋼𒀀𒋾𒀉
instrumental	kar-ti-it	kar-ti-it
The stem 𒋼𒀀𒁲- is also attested.

References

Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN