Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tḗr

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

Suffix

*(Ø)-tḗr m

Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone or something whose role or purpose it is to perform the verb's action.

Inflection

Athematic, hysterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*(Ø)-tḗr
genitive	*(Ø)-trés
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(Ø)-tḗr	*(Ø)-térh₁(e)	*(Ø)-téres
vocative	*(Ø)-tér	*(Ø)-térh₁(e)	*(Ø)-téres
accusative	*(Ø)-térm̥	*(Ø)-térh₁(e)	*(Ø)-térm̥s
genitive	*(Ø)-trés	*?	*(Ø)-tróHom
ablative	*(Ø)-trés	*?	*(Ø)-tr̥mós
dative	*(Ø)-tréy	*?	*(Ø)-tr̥mós
locative	(Ø)-tér, (Ø)-téri	*?	*(Ø)-tr̥sú
instrumental	*(Ø)-tréh₁	*?	*(Ø)-tr̥bʰí

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European nouns suffixed with *-tḗr not found

*-ter-yeh₂
- Hellenic:
  - Ancient Greek: -τειρα (-teira)
*-tr-ih₂
*-tr-om

Related terms

*-tōr

Descendants

Ancient Greek: -τήρ (-tḗr)
Indo-Iranian: *tā́
- Indo-Aryan: *tā́
  - Sanskrit: -तृ (-tṛ) (-ता (-tā́, nom.sg))

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