Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ōs

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

For *-oss, i.e. neuter s-stem *-os with nominative *-s.

Suffix

*(é)-ōs m or f

1. Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*(é)-ōs
genitive	*(é)-osos
	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	*(é)-osos	*?	*(é)-osoHom
ablative	*(é)-osos	*?	*(é)-osmos
dative	*(é)-osey	*?	*(é)-osmos
locative	*(é)-os, *(é)-osi	*?	*(é)-osu
instrumental	*(é)-osh₁	*?	*(é)-osbʰi

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-ōs not found

Related terms

• *-ēs

Descendants

• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: some -ως (-ōs)/ -ώς (-ṓs)
• Italic: *-ōs
  • Latin: -or

References

• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN