Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lúkʷos
Proto-Indo-European
editEtymology
editA corruption of *wĺ̥kʷos, possibly as a taboo deformation meant to offset the fear usually associated with the animal. In daughter languages only attested in Italic and Greek.
Noun
edit*lúkʷos m (non-ablauting)
- Alternative form of *wĺ̥kʷos
Inflection
editThematic | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | |||
nominative | *lúkʷos | ||
genitive | *lúkʷosyo | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *lúkʷos | *lúkʷoh₁ | *lúkʷoes |
vocative | *lúkʷe | *lúkʷoh₁ | *lúkʷoes |
accusative | *lúkʷom | *lúkʷoh₁ | *lúkʷoms |
genitive | *lúkʷosyo | *? | *lúkʷoHom |
ablative | *lúkʷead | *? | *lúkʷomos |
dative | *lúkʷoey | *? | *lúkʷomos |
locative | *lúkʷey, *lúkʷoy | *? | *lúkʷoysu |
instrumental | *lúkʷoh₁ | *? | *lúkʷōys |