Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃reǵtós

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 *h₃reǵ- (to straighten) +‎ *-tós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

Adjectives with this suffix normally have a zero-grade root, showing that this is a late PIE or post-PIE innovation and may not have appeared at all in Proto-Indo-European or in Vedic.[1]

Adjective edit

*h₃reǵtós[1]

  1. straightened, right, upright

Inflection edit

Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *h₃reǵtós *h₃reǵtéh₂
genitive *h₃reǵtósyo *h₃reǵtéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *h₃reǵtós *h₃reǵtóh₁ *h₃reǵtóes
vocative *h₃reǵté *h₃reǵtóh₁ *h₃reǵtóes
accusative *h₃reǵtóm *h₃reǵtóh₁ *h₃reǵtóms
genitive *h₃reǵtósyo *? *h₃reǵtóHom
ablative *h₃reǵtéad *? *h₃reǵtómos
dative *h₃reǵtóey *? *h₃reǵtómos
locative *h₃reǵtéy, *h₃reǵtóy *? *h₃reǵtóysu
instrumental *h₃reǵtóh₁ *? *h₃reǵtṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *h₃reǵtéh₂ *h₃reǵtéh₂h₁(e) *h₃reǵtéh₂es
vocative *h₃reǵtéh₂ *h₃reǵtéh₂h₁(e) *h₃reǵtéh₂es
accusative *h₃reǵtā́m *h₃reǵtéh₂h₁(e) *h₃reǵtéh₂m̥s
genitive *h₃reǵtéh₂s *? *h₃reǵtéh₂oHom
ablative *h₃reǵtéh₂s *? *h₃reǵtéh₂mos
dative *h₃reǵtéh₂ey *? *h₃reǵtéh₂mos
locative *h₃reǵtéh₂, *h₃reǵtéh₂i *? *h₃reǵtéh₂su
instrumental *h₃reǵtéh₂h₁ *? *h₃reǵtéh₂mis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *h₃reǵtóm *h₃reǵtóy(h₁) *h₃reǵtéh₂
vocative *h₃reǵtóm *h₃reǵtóy(h₁) *h₃reǵtéh₂
accusative *h₃reǵtóm *h₃reǵtóy(h₁) *h₃reǵtéh₂
genitive *h₃reǵtósyo *? *h₃reǵtóHom
ablative *h₃reǵtéad *? *h₃reǵtómos
dative *h₃reǵtóey *? *h₃reǵtómos
locative *h₃reǵtéy, *h₃reǵtóy *? *h₃reǵtóysu
instrumental *h₃reǵtóh₁ *? *h₃reǵtṓys

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Germanic: *rehtaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *orektós
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hraštás (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *rektos

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN