Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-teh₂ts

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

Etymology

    From *-teh₂ + *-ts.

    Suffix

    *-teh₂ts f

    1. Used to form nouns representing state of being

    Inflection

    Athematic
    singular
    nominative *-teh₂ts
    genitive *-teh₂tés
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-teh₂ts *-teh₂th₁(e) *-teh₂tes
    vocative *-teh₂t *-teh₂th₁(e) *-teh₂tes
    accusative *-teh₂tm̥ *-teh₂th₁(e) *-teh₂tm̥s
    genitive *-teh₂tés *? *-teh₂tóHom
    ablative *-teh₂tés *? *-teh₂tmós, *-teh₂tbʰós
    dative *-teh₂téy *? *-teh₂tmós, *-teh₂tbʰós
    locative *-teh₂t, *-teh₂ti *? *-teh₂tsú
    instrumental *-teh₂téh₁ *? *-teh₂tmís, *-teh₂tbʰís

    Derived terms

    Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-teh₂ts
    • *-túHts

    Descendants

    • Proto-Hellenic: *-tāts
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-taHtiš
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-taHtiṣ
      • Proto-Iranian: *-taHtiš
        • Avestan: -𐬙𐬁𐬝 (-tāt̰)
    • Proto-Italic: *-tāts (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 62