Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-jōs

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-yōs ~ *-is-.

Suffix

*-jōs

1. Forms comparative adjectives.

Declension

Declension of *-jōs (consonant stem)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jōs
Vocative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jōs
Accusative	*-jōzem	*-jōzem	*-jōs
Genitive	*-jōzes, -jōzos	*-jōzes, -jōzos	*-jōzes, -jōzos
Dative	*-jōzei	*-jōzei	*-jōzei
Ablative	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?
Locative	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-jōzes	*-jōzes	*-jōzā
Vocative	*-jōzes	*-jōzes	*-jōzā
Accusative	*-jōzens	*-jōzens	*-jōzā
Genitive	*-jōzom	*-jōzom	*-jōzom
Dative	*-jōzəβos	*-jōzβos	*-jōzβos
Ablative	*-jōzəβos	*-jōzβos	*-jōzβos
Locative	*-jōzəβos	*-jōzβos	*-jōzβos

(rare) alternatively, with ablaut:

Declension of *-jōs (consonant stem)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jōs
Vocative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jōs
Accusative	*-jezem	*-jezem	*-jōs
Genitive	*-jezes, -jezos	*-jezes, -jezos	*-jezes, -jezos
Dative	*-jezei	*-jezei	*-jezei
Ablative	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?
Locative	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-jezes	*-jezes	*-jezā
Vocative	*-jezes	*-jezes	*-jezā
Accusative	*-jezens	*-jezens	*-jezā
Genitive	*-jezom	*-jezom	*-jezom
Dative	*-jezəβos	*-jezβos	*-jezβos
Ablative	*-jezəβos	*-jezβos	*-jezβos
Locative	*-jezəβos	*-jezβos	*-jezβos

Related terms

• *-jos

Descendants

• Latin: -ior