Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-nós

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Suffix

    *(Ø)-nós[1]

    1. Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *(Ø)-nós *(Ø)-néh₂
    genitive *(Ø)-nósyo *(Ø)-néh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *(Ø)-nós *(Ø)-nóh₁ *(Ø)-nóes
    vocative *(Ø)-né *(Ø)-nóh₁ *(Ø)-nóes
    accusative *(Ø)-nóm *(Ø)-nóh₁ *(Ø)-nóms
    genitive *(Ø)-nósyo *? *(Ø)-nóHom
    ablative *(Ø)-néad *? *(Ø)-nómos, *(Ø)-nóbʰos
    dative *(Ø)-nóey *? *(Ø)-nómos, *(Ø)-nóbʰos
    locative *(Ø)-néy, *(Ø)-nóy *? *(Ø)-nóysu
    instrumental *(Ø)-nóh₁ *? *(Ø)-nṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *(Ø)-néh₂ *(Ø)-néh₂h₁(e) *(Ø)-néh₂es
    vocative *(Ø)-néh₂ *(Ø)-néh₂h₁(e) *(Ø)-néh₂es
    accusative *(Ø)-nā́m *(Ø)-néh₂h₁(e) *(Ø)-néh₂m̥s
    genitive *(Ø)-néh₂s *? *(Ø)-néh₂oHom
    ablative *(Ø)-néh₂s *? *(Ø)-néh₂mos, *(Ø)-néh₂bʰos
    dative *(Ø)-néh₂ey *? *(Ø)-néh₂mos, *(Ø)-néh₂bʰos
    locative *(Ø)-néh₂, *(Ø)-néh₂i *? *(Ø)-néh₂su
    instrumental *(Ø)-néh₂h₁ *? *(Ø)-néh₂mis, *(Ø)-néh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *(Ø)-nóm *(Ø)-nóy(h₁) *(Ø)-néh₂
    vocative *(Ø)-nóm *(Ø)-nóy(h₁) *(Ø)-néh₂
    accusative *(Ø)-nóm *(Ø)-nóy(h₁) *(Ø)-néh₂
    genitive *(Ø)-nósyo *? *(Ø)-nóHom
    ablative *(Ø)-néad *? *(Ø)-nómos, *(Ø)-nóbʰos
    dative *(Ø)-nóey *? *(Ø)-nómos, *(Ø)-nóbʰos
    locative *(Ø)-néy, *(Ø)-nóy *? *(Ø)-nóysu
    instrumental *(Ø)-nóh₁ *? *(Ø)-nṓys

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • *-iHnos
    • *-nom
      • *-o-nom, *-onom
        • Sanskrit: -अन (-ana)
          • Prakrit: -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa)
            • Bengali: -না (-na), -অনা (-ona)
            • Hindi: -ना (-nā)
        • Proto-Germanic: *-aną (see there for further descendants)

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-nas, *-inas
      • Lithuanian: -inas
      • Old Prussian: -ins
      • Proto-Slavic: *-ьnъ (from *-inas)
      • Proto-Slavic: *-nъ (most past passive participles)
    • Proto-Germanic: *-anaz (all strong past participles)
      • Old English: -en
        • Middle English: -en, -e
          • English: -en, -Ø
    • Proto-Hellenic: *-nos
    • Proto-Italic: *-nos
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-nás (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Albanian: *-njā
      • Albanian: -një

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN