Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mréǵʰus

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

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From *mreǵʰ- (short) +‎ *-us (Caland system suffix).

Adjective edit

*mréǵʰus[1][2][3]

  1. short
  2. brief

Inflection edit

Older proterokinetic pattern:

Athematic, proterokinetic
masculine feminine
nominative *mréǵʰus *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂
genitive *mr̥ǵʰéws *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *mréǵʰus *mréǵʰuh₁(e) *mréǵʰewes
vocative *mréǵʰu *mréǵʰuh₁(e) *mréǵʰewes
accusative *mréǵʰum *mréǵʰuh₁(e) *mréǵʰums
genitive *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰéwoHom
ablative *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰúmos
dative *mr̥ǵʰéwey *? *mr̥ǵʰúmos
locative *mr̥ǵʰéw, *mr̥ǵʰéwi *? *mr̥ǵʰúsu
instrumental *mr̥ǵʰúh₁ *? *mr̥ǵʰúmis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂ *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂es
vocative *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂ *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂es
accusative *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂m̥ *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂m̥s
genitive *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂s *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂oHom
ablative *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂s *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂mos
dative *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂ey *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂mos
locative *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂, *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂i *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂su
instrumental *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂h₁ *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂mis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *mréǵʰu *mréǵʰwih₁ *mréǵʰuh₂
vocative *mréǵʰu *mréǵʰwih₁ *mréǵʰuh₂
accusative *mréǵʰu *mréǵʰwih₁ *mréǵʰuh₂
genitive *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰéwoHom
ablative *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰúmos
dative *mr̥ǵʰéwey *? *mr̥ǵʰúmos
locative *mr̥ǵʰéw, *mr̥ǵʰéwi *? *mr̥ǵʰúsu
instrumental *mr̥ǵʰúh₁ *? *mr̥ǵʰúmis

Later hysterokinetic pattern:

Athematic, hysterokinetic
masculine feminine
nominative *mr̥ǵʰús *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂
genitive *mr̥ǵʰéws *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *mr̥ǵʰús *mr̥ǵʰúh₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰúes
vocative *mr̥ǵʰú *mr̥ǵʰúh₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰúes
accusative *mr̥ǵʰúm *mr̥ǵʰúh₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰúms
genitive *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰéwoHom
ablative *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰéwmos
dative *mr̥ǵʰéwey *? *mr̥ǵʰéwmos
locative *mr̥ǵʰéw, *mr̥ǵʰéwi *? *mr̥ǵʰéwsu
instrumental *mr̥ǵʰéwh₁ *? *mr̥ǵʰéwmis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂ *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂es
vocative *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂ *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂es
accusative *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂m̥ *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂h₁(e) *mr̥ǵʰéwih₂m̥s
genitive *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂s *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂oHom
ablative *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂s *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂mos
dative *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂ey *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂mos
locative *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂, *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂i *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂su
instrumental *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂h₁ *? *mr̥ǵʰuyéh₂mis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *mr̥ǵʰú *mr̥ǵʰúyh₁ *mr̥ǵʰúh₂
vocative *mr̥ǵʰú *mr̥ǵʰúyh₁ *mr̥ǵʰúh₂
accusative *mr̥ǵʰú *mr̥ǵʰúyh₁ *mr̥ǵʰúh₂
genitive *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰéwoHom
ablative *mr̥ǵʰéws *? *mr̥ǵʰéwmos
dative *mr̥ǵʰéwey *? *mr̥ǵʰéwmos
locative *mr̥ǵʰéw, *mr̥ǵʰéwi *? *mr̥ǵʰéwsu
instrumental *mr̥ǵʰéwh₁ *? *mr̥ǵʰéwmis

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “brevis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
  3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bъ̑rzъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 70:adj. o (c) ‘fast’