Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pótnia

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 *pótnih₂. Cognate with Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī, “mistress, wife”), Lithuanian pati (“wife”).

Noun

*pótnia f

  1. mistress, lady

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
singular dual plural
nominative *pótnia *pótniae *pótniai
vocative *pótnia *pótniae *pótniai
accusative *pótnian *pótniae *pótnians
genitive *pótniās *pótniain *pótniaōn
dative *pótniāi *pótniain *pótniais
locative *pótniai? *? *pótniahi
instrumental *pótniā *? *pótniāis

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: πότνια (pótnia)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀡𐀴𐀛𐀊 (po-ti-ni-ja)
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