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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-trom

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*-dʰlom (occuring with roots ending in *-h₁ or *-h₂. See e.g. fābula from root *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”)), *-dʰrom, *-tlom

Etymology

Thematicized from the zero-grade of *-tḗr.

Originally the neuter gender of some adjective *-tros meaning "of the doer, of doing". Of note is the similar development later exercised by daughter languages (e.g. Latin -tor > -tōrius (“of the doer, of doing”) > -tōrium (“thing/ place of the doer”)).

Suffix

*(é)-trom n

  1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

Inflection
Thematic
singular
nominative *(é)-trom
genitive *(é)-trosyo
singular dual plural
nominative *(é)-trom *(é)-troy(h₁) *(é)-treh₂
vocative *(é)-trom *(é)-troy(h₁) *(é)-treh₂
accusative *(é)-trom *(é)-troy(h₁) *(é)-treh₂
genitive *(é)-trosyo *? *(é)-trooHom
ablative *(é)-tread *? *(é)-tromos
dative *(é)-troey *? *(é)-tromos
locative *(é)-trey, *(é)-troy *? *(é)-troysu
instrumental *(é)-troh₁ *? *(é)-trōys

Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Indo-European_words_suffixed_with_*-trom' title='Category:Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-trom'>Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-trom</a>

Descendants
  • Celtic:
    • Welsh: -dr
    • Old Irish: -thar
  • Germanic: *-þrą
  • Hellenic: *-tron
  • Indo-Iranian: *-tra
    • Indo-Aryan: *-tra
      • Sanskrit: -त्र (-tra)
    • Iranian: *-θra
      • Avestan: -𐬙𐬭𐬀‎ (-tra), -𐬛𐬭𐬀‎ (-dra), -𐬚𐬭𐬀‎ (-θra)
  • Italic: *-trom

References
  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  • Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford University Press, page 61
  • OLSEN (1989)
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