Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/éimi

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti, from *h₁ey- (“to go”).^[1]

Verb

*éimi^[2]

to go

Inflection

Present forms of *éimi

Active

infinitive			*yénai
participle			*yónts
	singular			dual			plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*éimi	*éihi	*éiti	*?	*íton	*íton	*ímen	*íte	*yanti
subjunctive	*íyō	*íyēhi	*íyēti	*?	*íyēton	*íyēton	*íyōmen	*íyēte	*íyōnti
optative	*íyoyə	*íyois	*íyoi	*?	*íyoiton	*iyóitān	*íyoimen	*íyoite	*íyoyen
imperative	-	*ítʰi	*ítō	-	*íton	*ítōn	-	*íte	*yóntōn
Middle/Passive

infinitive			*?
participle			*?
	singular			dual			plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
subjunctive	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
optative	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?
imperative	-	*?	*?	-	*?	*?	-	*?	*?

Imperfect forms of *éimi

Active

	singular			dual		plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*ḗehə	*ḗes	*ḗe	*ḗiton	*ḗitān	*ḗimen	*ḗite	*ḗisən
Middle/Passive

	singular			dual		plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?	*?

Descendants

Ancient Greek: εἶμι (eîmi)
Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀍𐀳 (i-jo-te /⁠yóntes⁠/)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἶμι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 388
^ Andrew L. Sihler (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1995, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εἶμι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 388

[2] Andrew L. Sihler (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1995, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514

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