Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/patḗr

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 *ph₂tḗr (“father”).^[1]

Noun

*patḗr m

father

Inflection

Consonant stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*patḗr
Genitive	*patéros
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*patḗr	*patére	*patéres
Vocative	*páter	*patére	*patéres
Accusative	*patérə	*patére	*patérəs
Genitive	*patéros	*patéroyyun	*patérōn
Dative	*patérei	*patéroyyun	*patérpʰi
Locative	*patéri	?	*patérsi
Instrumental	*patérē	?	*patérpʰi

Derived terms

*əpatōr

Descendants

Ancient Greek: πατήρ (patḗr), Πατήρ (Patḗr)
- Greek: πατήρ (patír), πατέρας (patéras)
- Yevanic: פַטִיר (patir)
Mycenaean Greek: 𐀞𐀳 (pa-te /⁠patḗr⁠/)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πατήρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1157-8

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πατήρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1157-8

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