Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/dótis

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis (act of giving).[1]

Noun

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*dótis f

  1. act of giving
  2. gift

Inflection

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I-stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *dótis *dóteye, -ēye *dóteyes, -ēyes
vocative *dóti *dóteye, -ēye *dóteyes, -ēyes
accusative *dótin *dóteye, -ēye *dótins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
genitive *dóteyos, -ēyos *? *dótiyōn
dative *dóteyei, -ēyei *? *dótipʰi
locative *dótēy, -ēyi *? *dótihi
instrumental *dótiye? *? *dótipʰi

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: δόσις (dósis)
    • Late Latin: dosis (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δίδωμι (> DER > δόσις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-2