Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷetwr̥tós

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *kʷetwr̥tHos[1]
  • *kʷetwr̥-t-[2]

Etymology

    From *kʷetwr̥- +‎ *-tós.

    Determiner

    *kʷetwr̥tós[3]

    1. fourth

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *kʷetwr̥tós *kʷetwr̥téh₂
    genitive *kʷetwr̥tósyo *kʷetwr̥téh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *kʷetwr̥tós *kʷetwr̥tóh₁ *kʷetwr̥tóes
    vocative *kʷetwr̥té *kʷetwr̥tóh₁ *kʷetwr̥tóes
    accusative *kʷetwr̥tóm *kʷetwr̥tóh₁ *kʷetwr̥tóms
    genitive *kʷetwr̥tósyo *? *kʷetwr̥tóHom
    ablative *kʷetwr̥téad *? *kʷetwr̥tómos, *kʷetwr̥tóbʰos
    dative *kʷetwr̥tóey *? *kʷetwr̥tómos, *kʷetwr̥tóbʰos
    locative *kʷetwr̥téy, *kʷetwr̥tóy *? *kʷetwr̥tóysu
    instrumental *kʷetwr̥tóh₁ *? *kʷetwr̥tṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *kʷetwr̥téh₂ *kʷetwr̥téh₂h₁(e) *kʷetwr̥téh₂es
    vocative *kʷetwr̥téh₂ *kʷetwr̥téh₂h₁(e) *kʷetwr̥téh₂es
    accusative *kʷetwr̥tā́m *kʷetwr̥téh₂h₁(e) *kʷetwr̥téh₂m̥s
    genitive *kʷetwr̥téh₂s *? *kʷetwr̥téh₂oHom
    ablative *kʷetwr̥téh₂s *? *kʷetwr̥téh₂mos, *kʷetwr̥téh₂bʰos
    dative *kʷetwr̥téh₂ey *? *kʷetwr̥téh₂mos, *kʷetwr̥téh₂bʰos
    locative *kʷetwr̥téh₂, *kʷetwr̥téh₂i *? *kʷetwr̥téh₂su
    instrumental *kʷetwr̥téh₂h₁ *? *kʷetwr̥téh₂mis, *kʷetwr̥téh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *kʷetwr̥tóm *kʷetwr̥tóy(h₁) *kʷetwr̥téh₂
    vocative *kʷetwr̥tóm *kʷetwr̥tóy(h₁) *kʷetwr̥téh₂
    accusative *kʷetwr̥tóm *kʷetwr̥tóy(h₁) *kʷetwr̥téh₂
    genitive *kʷetwr̥tósyo *? *kʷetwr̥tóHom
    ablative *kʷetwr̥téad *? *kʷetwr̥tómos, *kʷetwr̥tóbʰos
    dative *kʷetwr̥tóey *? *kʷetwr̥tómos, *kʷetwr̥tóbʰos
    locative *kʷetwr̥téy, *kʷetwr̥tóy *? *kʷetwr̥tóysu
    instrumental *kʷetwr̥tóh₁ *? *kʷetwr̥tṓys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ketwirtas
      • Proto-Slavic: *četvьrtъ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *kʷetrutos
      • Gaulish: paetrute
    • Proto-Germanic: *fedurþô (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *kʷétwərtos
      • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀤𐀵𐀫 (qe-to-ro)
      • Ancient Greek: τέταρτος (tétartos)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
    • Proto-Italic: *kʷawortos
      • Latin: quārtus (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ketvirtas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 241-242
    2. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell, page 132
    3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1472