Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰidnós

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

Etymology

From *bʰeyd- (“to split”) +‎ *-nós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

Adjective

*bʰidnós (non-ablauting)

1. split, cloven

Declension

Thematic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*bʰidnós	*bʰidnéh₂
genitive	*bʰidnósyo	*bʰidnéh₂s
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰidnós	*bʰidnóh₁	*bʰidnóes
vocative	*bʰidné	*bʰidnóh₁	*bʰidnóes
accusative	*bʰidnóm	*bʰidnóh₁	*bʰidnóms
genitive	*bʰidnósyo	*?	*bʰidnóHom
ablative	*bʰidnéad	*?	*bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
dative	*bʰidnóey	*?	*bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
locative	*bʰidnéy, *bʰidnóy	*?	*bʰidnóysu
instrumental	*bʰidnóh₁	*?	*bʰidnṓys
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰidnéh₂	*bʰidnéh₂h₁(e)	*bʰidnéh₂es
vocative	*bʰidnéh₂	*bʰidnéh₂h₁(e)	*bʰidnéh₂es
accusative	*bʰidnā́m	*bʰidnéh₂h₁(e)	*bʰidnéh₂m̥s
genitive	*bʰidnéh₂s	*?	*bʰidnéh₂oHom
ablative	*bʰidnéh₂s	*?	*bʰidnéh₂mos, *bʰidnéh₂bʰos
dative	*bʰidnéh₂ey	*?	*bʰidnéh₂mos, *bʰidnéh₂bʰos
locative	*bʰidnéh₂, *bʰidnéh₂i	*?	*bʰidnéh₂su
instrumental	*bʰidnéh₂h₁	*?	*bʰidnéh₂mis, *bʰidnéh₂bʰis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bʰidnóm	*bʰidnóy(h₁)	*bʰidnéh₂
vocative	*bʰidnóm	*bʰidnóy(h₁)	*bʰidnéh₂
accusative	*bʰidnóm	*bʰidnóy(h₁)	*bʰidnéh₂
genitive	*bʰidnósyo	*?	*bʰidnóHom
ablative	*bʰidnéad	*?	*bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
dative	*bʰidnóey	*?	*bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
locative	*bʰidnéy, *bʰidnóy	*?	*bʰidnóysu
instrumental	*bʰidnóh₁	*?	*bʰidnṓys

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: *bitanaz (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰidnás
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *bʰidnás
    • Sanskrit: भिन्न (bhinná)