Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-ā́ćš
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This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *-ḗḱs ~ *-eḱés, possibly borrowed from a substrate language. Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *-ḗks.
Suffix edit
*-ā́ćš[1]
- animal and plant suffix
Declension edit
| consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *-ā́ćš | *-ā́ćš | *-ā́ćš |
| vocative | *-ać | *-ā́ćš | *-ā́ćš |
| accusative | *-aćám | *-ā́ćš | *-ā́ćš |
| instrumental | *-aćáH | *-aćbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m | *-aćbʰíš |
| ablative | *-aćás | *-aćbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m | *-aćbʰyáH |
| dative | *-aćáy | *-aćbʰyáH, -bʰyā́m | *-aćbʰyáH |
| genitive | *-aćás | *-aćáwš | *-aćām |
| locative | *-aćí | *-aćáwš | *-aćsu |
Descendants edit
Category Proto-Indo-Iranian nounses suffixed with *-ā́ćš not found
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-aHśás (in *HlawpaHśás (“fox”))
- Proto-Iranian: *-aHcáh (in *HrawpaHcáh (“fox”)) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Nuristani: *-ācá (in *mr̥ngācá (“bird”))
References edit
- ^ de Vaan, Michael (2000) “The Indo-Iranian animal suffix *-āćá”, in Indo-Iranian Journal, volume 43, number 3, Brill, →JSTOR