Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-trom

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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Thematicized from the zero-grade of *-tḗr.

    Originally the neuter gender of some adjective *-tros meaning "of the doer, of doing". Of note is the similar development later exercised by daughter languages (e.g. Latin -tor > -tōrius (of the doer, of doing) > -tōrium (thing/ place of the doer)).

    Suffix

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    *(é)-trom n

    1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

    Inflection

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    Thematic
    singular
    nominative *(é)-trom
    genitive *(é)-trosyo
    singular dual plural
    nominative *(é)-trom *(é)-troy(h₁) *(é)-treh₂
    vocative *(é)-trom *(é)-troy(h₁) *(é)-treh₂
    accusative *(é)-trom *(é)-troy(h₁) *(é)-treh₂
    genitive *(é)-trosyo *? *(é)-troHom
    ablative *(é)-tread *? *(é)-tromos, *(é)-trobʰos
    dative *(é)-troey *? *(é)-tromos, *(é)-trobʰos
    locative *(é)-trey, *(é)-troy *? *(é)-troysu
    instrumental *(é)-troh₁ *? *(é)-trōys

    Derived terms

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    References

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    • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
    • Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 61
    • OLSEN (1989)