Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-r̥

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

    *(ó)-r̥ or *(é)-r̥ n

    1. Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

    Inflection

    Older acrostatic pattern:

    Athematic, acrostatic
    singular collective
    nominative *(ó)-r̥ *(é)-ōr
    genitive *(é)-n̥s *(Ø)-nés
    singular dual plural collective
    nominative *(ó)-r̥ *(ó)-rih₁ *(ó)-r̥h₂ *(é)-ōr
    vocative *(ó)-r̥ *(ó)-rih₁ *(ó)-r̥h₂ *(é)-ōr
    accusative *(ó)-r̥ *(ó)-rih₁ *(ó)-r̥h₂ *(é)-ōr
    genitive *(é)-n̥s *? *(é)-noHom *(Ø)-nés
    ablative *(é)-n̥s *? *(é)-n̥mos, *(é)-n̥bʰos *(Ø)-nés
    dative *(é)-ney *? *(é)-n̥mos, *(é)-n̥bʰos *(Ø)-néy
    locative *(é)-n̥, *(é)-ni *? *(é)-n̥su *(Ø)-én, *(Ø)-éni
    instrumental *(é)-n̥h₁ *? *(é)-n̥mis, *(é)-n̥bʰis *(Ø)-néh₁

    Later proterokinetic pattern:

    Athematic, proterokinetic
    singular collective
    nominative *(é)-r̥ *(é)-ōr
    genitive *(Ø)-éns *(Ø)-nés
    singular dual plural collective
    nominative *(é)-r̥ *(é)-rih₁ *(é)-r̥h₂ *(é)-ōr
    vocative *(é)-r̥ *(é)-rih₁ *(é)-r̥h₂ *(é)-ōr
    accusative *(é)-r̥ *(é)-rih₁ *(é)-r̥h₂ *(é)-ōr
    genitive *(Ø)-éns *? *(Ø)-énoHom *(Ø)-nés
    ablative *(Ø)-éns *? *(Ø)-énmos, *(Ø)-énbʰos *(Ø)-nés
    dative *(Ø)-éney *? *(Ø)-énmos, *(Ø)-énbʰos *(Ø)-néy
    locative *(Ø)-én, *(Ø)-éni *? *(Ø)-énsu *(Ø)-én, *(Ø)-éni
    instrumental *(Ø)-énh₁ *? *(Ø)-énmis, *(Ø)-énbʰis *(Ø)-néh₁

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-Anatolian:
      • Hittite: -𒅈 (-ar)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *-ər
      • Ancient Greek: -αρ ~ -ατος (-ar ~ -atos)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-r̥
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-r̥
        • Sanskrit: -र् (-r)
    • Proto-Italic: *-or ~ *-enes