Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tm̥mós
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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Possibly from an original *-m̥mós with an intrusive -t- from *-teros.
Suffix edit
*-tm̥mós[1]
- absolute superlative adjectival suffix.
Inflection edit
| Thematic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *-tm̥mós | *-tm̥méh₂ | |
| genitive | *-tm̥mósyo | *-tm̥méh₂s | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-tm̥mós | *-tm̥móh₁ | *-tm̥móes |
| vocative | *-tm̥mé | *-tm̥móh₁ | *-tm̥móes |
| accusative | *-tm̥móm | *-tm̥móh₁ | *-tm̥móms |
| genitive | *-tm̥mósyo | *? | *-tm̥móHom |
| ablative | *-tm̥méad | *? | *-tm̥mómos |
| dative | *-tm̥móey | *? | *-tm̥mómos |
| locative | *-tm̥méy, *-tm̥móy | *? | *-tm̥móysu |
| instrumental | *-tm̥móh₁ | *? | *-tm̥mṓys |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-tm̥méh₂ | *-tm̥méh₂h₁(e) | *-tm̥méh₂es |
| vocative | *-tm̥méh₂ | *-tm̥méh₂h₁(e) | *-tm̥méh₂es |
| accusative | *-tm̥mā́m | *-tm̥méh₂h₁(e) | *-tm̥méh₂m̥s |
| genitive | *-tm̥méh₂s | *? | *-tm̥méh₂oHom |
| ablative | *-tm̥méh₂s | *? | *-tm̥méh₂mos |
| dative | *-tm̥méh₂ey | *? | *-tm̥méh₂mos |
| locative | *-tm̥méh₂, *-tm̥méh₂i | *? | *-tm̥méh₂su |
| instrumental | *-tm̥méh₂h₁ | *? | *-tm̥méh₂mis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-tm̥móm | *-tm̥móy(h₁) | *-tm̥méh₂ |
| vocative | *-tm̥móm | *-tm̥móy(h₁) | *-tm̥méh₂ |
| accusative | *-tm̥móm | *-tm̥móy(h₁) | *-tm̥méh₂ |
| genitive | *-tm̥mósyo | *? | *-tm̥móHom |
| ablative | *-tm̥méad | *? | *-tm̥mómos |
| dative | *-tm̥móey | *? | *-tm̥mómos |
| locative | *-tm̥méy, *-tm̥móy | *? | *-tm̥móysu |
| instrumental | *-tm̥móh₁ | *? | *-tm̥mṓys |
Derived terms edit
Category Proto-Indo-European adjectives suffixed with *-tm̥mós not found
- *-is-tm̥m-ó-s, *-is-m̥m-ó-s (< *-yōs + *-tm̥mós, perhaps a conflation of *-(t)m̥mós and *-istós)[2][3]
Descendants edit
- Proto-Germanic: *-umô (< *-m̥mō < *-m̥mós, see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *-təmos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-tamás (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *-temos
- Latin: -timus
See also edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) “Comparison of Adjectives”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § Absolutives in *-(t)m̥mo-., pages 364-366
- ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) “Comparison of Adjectives”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § Morphological Composites (*-isto-, *-ison-, and the like)., pages 357-358
- ^ de Goede, Tim (2014) de Vaan, Michiel, editors, Derivational Morphology: New Perspectives on the Italo-Celtic Hypothesis (Research master thesis)[1], Leiden University, pages 61-62
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[2], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 164: “*-(i)sama”
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN