Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ōs
Proto-Indo-European edit
Alternate Reconstructions edit
- *(é)-ōs ~ *(é)-es-os (acrostatic)[1]
Etymology edit
From *(é)-os-s from *(é)-os (neuter s-stem) + *-s (non-neuter nominative), with simplification of the geminate consonant /s/ and compensatory lengthening.
Suffix edit
*(é)-ōs m or f
- Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Inflection edit
Athematic, amphikinetic | |||
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singular | |||
nominative | *(é)-ōs | ||
genitive | *(Ø)-sés | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *(é)-ōs | *(é)-osh₁(e) | *(é)-oses |
vocative | *(é)-os | *(é)-osh₁(e) | *(é)-oses |
accusative | *(é)-osm̥ | *(é)-osh₁(e) | *(é)-osm̥s |
genitive | *(Ø)-sés | *? | *(Ø)-sóHom |
ablative | *(Ø)-sés | *? | *(Ø)-smós |
dative | *(Ø)-séy | *? | *(Ø)-smós |
locative | *(Ø)-és, *(Ø)-ési | *? | *(Ø)-sú |
instrumental | *(Ø)-séh₁ | *? | *(Ø)-smís |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309