Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ptólis

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 *tpólHis, from *tpelH- (“fortification, city”).[1]

    Noun

    *ptólis f

    1. city
      Synonym: *wástu

    Inflection

    I-stem, masc./fem.
    singular dual plural
    nominative *ptólis *ptóleye, -ēye *ptóleyes, -ēyes
    vocative *ptóli *ptóleye, -ēye *ptóleyes, -ēyes
    accusative *ptólin *ptóleye, -ēye *ptólins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
    genitive *ptóleyos, -ēyos *? *ptóliyōn
    dative *ptóleyei, -ēyei *? *ptólipʰi
    locative *ptólēy, -ēyi *? *ptólihi
    instrumental *ptóliye? *? *ptólipʰi

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: πτόλις (ptólis) (Epic)
      • Ancient Greek: πόλις (pólis)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πόλις”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1219-20
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