Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ōs
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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. |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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