User:Anatol Rath/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ph₂tḗr

This 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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Etymology

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    Often supposed to be from *peh₂- (to protect, shepherd) +‎ *-tḗr (agentive nominal suffix).

    Noun

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    *ph₂tḗr (oblique stem *ph₂tr̥-)

    1. father

    Inflection

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    Athematic, hysterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *ph₂tḗr
    genitive *ph₂trés
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ph₂tḗr *ph₂térh₁(e) *ph₂téres
    vocative *ph₂tér *ph₂térh₁(e) *ph₂téres
    accusative *ph₂térm̥ *ph₂térh₁(e) *ph₂térm̥s
    genitive *ph₂trés *? *ph₂tróHom
    ablative *ph₂trés *? *ph₂tr̥mós
    dative *ph₂tréy *? *ph₂tr̥mós
    locative *ph₂tér, *ph₂téri *? *ph₂tr̥sú
    instrumental *ph₂tréh₁ *? *ph₂tr̥mís