Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/leukós
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *lewkós, from *lewk- (“white, bright; to shine”).[1]
Adjective
edit*leukós
Inflection
editDeclension of *leukós
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *leukós | *leukā́ | *leukón |
| Vocative | *leuké | *leuká | *leukón |
| Accusative | *leukón | *leukā́n | *leukón |
| Genitive | *leukóyyo | *leukā́s | *leukóyyo |
| Dative | *leukṓi | *leukā́i | *leukṓi |
| Locative | *leukói, -éi | *leukái | *leukói, -éi |
| Instrumental | *leukṓ | *leukā́ | *leukṓ |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *leukṓ | *leukáe | *leukṓ |
| Vocative | *leukṓ | *leukáe | *leukṓ |
| Accusative | *leukṓ | *leukáe | *leukṓ |
| Genitive | ? | ? | ? |
| Dative | ? | ? | ? |
| Locative | ? | ? | ? |
| Instrumental | ? | ? | ? |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *leukói | *leukái | *leuká |
| Vocative | *leukói | *leukái | *leuká |
| Accusative | *leukóns | *leukáns | *leuká |
| Genitive | *leukṓn | *leukā́ōn | *leukṓn |
| Dative | *leukóis | *leukáis | *leukóis |
| Locative | *leukóihi | *leukā́hi | *leukóihi |
| Instrumental | *leukóis | *leukáis | *leukóis |
| Comparative | Superlative | Adverb | |
| *leukyṓs | *leukótəmos | *leukyṓs |
Descendants
edit- Ancient Greek: λευκός (leukós)
- Greek: λευκός (lefkós)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀩𐀄𐀏 (re-u-ka /leukā́/, “feminine form”)
See also
edit| *leukón | *poľľón | *mélān |
| *erutʰrón | *kʰlōrón | |
| *kʰlōrón | ||
References
edit- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λευκός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 851