Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/téňňō
Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tén-ye-ti, the innovative ye-present of *ten- (“stretch”).[1]
Verb
*téňňō
- to stretch
Inflection
This verb form replaces an older nu-present, still preserved in τανύω (tanúō).[1][2]
Present forms of *téňňō
| Active | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | *téňňehen | ||||||||||
| participle | *téňňonts | ||||||||||
| singular | dual | plural | |||||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| indicative | *téňňō | *téňňehi | *téňňei | *téňňowos, *téňňowes, *téňňowen | *téňňetes, *téňňetos, *téňňeton | *téňňetes, *téňňetos, *téňňeton | *téňňomes, *téňňomen | *téňňete | *téňňonti | ||
| subjunctive | *téňňō | *téňňēhi | *téňňēi | *téňňōwos, *téňňōwes, *téňňōwen | *téňňētes, *téňňētos, *téňňēton | *téňňētes, *téňňētos, *téňňēton | *téňňōmes, *téňňōmen | *téňňēte | *téňňōnti | ||
| optative | *téňňoyə | *téňňois | *téňňoi | *téňňoiwen | *téňňoiton | *teňňóitān | *téňňoimen | *téňňoite | *téňňoyen | ||
| imperative | - | *téňňe | *teňňétō | - | *téňňeton | *teňňétōn | - | *téňňete | *teňňóntōn | ||
| Middle/Passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | *téňňestʰai | ||||||||||
| participle | *teňňómenos | ||||||||||
| singular | dual | plural | |||||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| indicative | *téňňomai | *téňňehai | *téňňetai | *téňňestʰa | *téňňestʰon | *téňňestʰon | *teňňómestʰa | *téňňestʰe | *téňňontai | ||
| subjunctive | *téňňōmai | *téňňēhai | *téňňētai | *téňňēstʰa | *téňňēstʰon | *téňňēstʰon | *teňňṓmestʰa | *téňňēstʰe | *téňňōntai | ||
| optative | *teňňóimān | *téňňoyyo | *téňňoito | *teňňóiwetʰa | *téňňoistʰon | *teňňóistʰān | *teňňóimetʰa | *téňňoistʰe | *téňňointo | ||
| imperative | - | *téňňeho | *teňňéstʰō | - | *téňňestʰon | *teňňéstʰōn | - | *téňňestʰe | *teňňéstʰōn | ||
Imperfect forms of *téňňō
| Active | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |||||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| indicative | *éteňňon | *éteňňes | *éteňňe | *etéňňowe | *etéňňeton | *eteňňétān | *etéňňomes, *etéňňomen | *etéňňete | *éteňňon | ||
| Middle/Passive | |||||||||||
| singular | dual | plural | |||||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| indicative | *eteňňómān | *etéňňeho | *etéňňeto | *etéňňetʰa | *etéňňestʰon | *eteňňéstʰān | *eteňňómetʰa | *etéňňestʰe | *etéňňonto | ||
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: τείνω (teínō)
Related terms
- τανύω (tanúō)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω”, 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, pages 1457-1458
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τάνυται”, 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 1450