Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/népʰos

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

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

Noun

*népʰos n[1]

  1. cloud

Inflection

S-stem, neuter
singular dual plural
nominative *népʰos *népʰehe *népʰeha
vocative *népʰos *népʰehe *népʰeha
accusative *népʰos *népʰehe *népʰeha
genitive *népʰehos *népʰehoyyun *népʰehōn
dative *népʰehei *népʰehoyyun *népʰespʰi
locative *népʰehi *? *népʰessi
instrumental *népʰehē *? *népʰespʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: νέφος (néphos) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέφος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1012
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