Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ónomə

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

    PIE word
    *h₁nómn̥

    From Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (name). Cognate with Proto-Italic *nomen (whence Latin nōmen).[1]

    Noun

    *ónomə n

    1. name

    Inflection

    Third declension N-stem neuter noun.

    N-stem, neuter
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ónomə *ónomne, -əte *ónomna, -əta
    vocative *ónomə *ónomne, -əte *ónomna, -əta
    accusative *ónomə *ónomne, -əte *ónomna, -əta
    genitive *ónomnos, -ətos *? *ónomnōn, -ətōn
    dative *ónomnei, -ətei *? *ónoməpʰi
    locative *ónomni, -əti *? *ónoməhi
    instrumental *? *? *ónoməpʰi

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: ὄνομα (ónoma)
      • Doric: Ἐνυμα-κρατίδας (Enuma-kratídas), Ἐνυμα-ντιάδας (Enuma-ntiádas)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὄνομα, -ατος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1084-5