Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/téňňō

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 *tén-ye-ti, the innovative ye-present of *ten- (“stretch”).^[1]

Verb

*téňňō

to stretch

Inflection

This verb form replaces an older nu-present, still preserved in τανύω (tanúō).^[1]^[2]

Present forms of *téňňō

Active

infinitive			*téňňehen
participle			*téňňonts
	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	*téňňō	*téňňehi	*téňňei	téňňowos, téňňowes, *téňňowen	téňňetes, téňňetos, *téňňeton	téňňetes, téňňetos, *téňňeton	téňňomes, téňňomen	*téňňete	*téňňonti
subjunctive	*téňňō	*téňňēhi	*téňňēi	téňňōwos, téňňōwes, *téňňōwen	téňňētes, téňňētos, *téňňēton	téňňētes, téňňētos, *téňňēton	téňňōmes, téňňōmen	*téňňēte	*téňňōnti
optative	*téňňoyə	*téňňois	*téňňoi	*téňňoiwen	*téňňoiton	*teňňóitān	*téňňoimen	*téňňoite	*téňňoyen
imperative	-	*téňňe	*teňňétō	-	*téňňeton	*teňňétōn	-	*téňňete	*teňňóntōn
Middle/Passive

infinitive			*téňňestʰai
participle			*teňňómenos
	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	*téňňomai	*téňňehai	*téňňetai	*téňňestʰa	*téňňestʰon	*téňňestʰon	*teňňómestʰa	*téňňestʰe	*téňňontai
subjunctive	*téňňōmai	*téňňēhai	*téňňētai	*téňňēstʰa	*téňňēstʰon	*téňňēstʰon	*teňňṓmestʰa	*téňňēstʰe	*téňňōntai
optative	*teňňóimān	*téňňoyyo	*téňňoito	*teňňóiwetʰa	*téňňoistʰon	*teňňóistʰān	*teňňóimetʰa	*téňňoistʰe	*téňňointo
imperative	-	*téňňeho	*teňňéstʰō	-	*téňňestʰon	*teňňéstʰōn	-	*téňňestʰe	*teňňéstʰōn

Imperfect forms of *téňňō

Active

	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	*éteňňon	*éteňňes	*éteňňe	*etéňňowe	*etéňňeton	*eteňňétān	etéňňomes, etéňňomen	*etéňňete	*éteňňon
Middle/Passive

	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	*eteňňómān	*etéňňeho	*etéňňeto	*etéňňetʰa	*etéňňestʰon	*eteňňéstʰān	*eteňňómetʰa	*etéňňestʰe	*etéňňonto

Descendants

Ancient Greek: τείνω (teínō)

Related terms

τανύω (tanúō)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-1458
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τάνυται”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1450

[Beekes-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-1458

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τάνυται”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1450

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