< Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ōs

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

Etymology

For *-oss, i.e. neuter s-stem *-os with nominative *-s.

Suffix

*(é)-ōs m or f

  1. Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

Inflection
Athematic, acrostatic
singular
nominative *(é)-ōs
genitive *(é)-osos
singular dual plural
nominative *(é)-ōs *(é)-osh₁(e) *(é)-oses
vocative *(é)-os *(é)-osh₁(e) *(é)-oses
accusative *(é)-osm̥ *(é)-osh₁(e) *(é)-osm̥s
genitive *(é)-osos *? *(é)-osoHom
ablative *(é)-osos *? *(é)-osmos
dative *(é)-osey *? *(é)-osmos
locative *(é)-os, *(é)-osi *? *(é)-osu
instrumental *(é)-osh₁ *? *(é)-osbʰi

Derived terms
Category Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-ōs not found
  • *-ēs

Descendants

References
  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.