Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ōs
Proto-Indo-EuropeanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From *-oss, with simplification of the geminate consonants and compensatory lengthening, from neuter s-stem *-os with nominative *-s.
SuffixEdit
*(é)-ōs m or f
- Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
InflectionEdit
Athematic, acrostatic | |||
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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 termsEdit
Category Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-ōs not found
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 309