Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tónos

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 *tónos (“string, chord”).[1]

Noun

*tónos m

  1. rope, cord
  2. tension

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *tónos *tónō *tónoi
vocative *tóne *tónō *tónoi
accusative *tónon *tónō *tónons
genitive *tónoyyo *tónoyyun *tónōn
dative *tónōi *tónoyyun *tónois
locative *tónoi, -ei — *tónoihi
instrumental *tónō — *tónōis

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: τόνος (tónos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω (> DER 1. τόνος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-8
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