Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/gr̥Híš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H-í-s,[1] from *gʷerH-.

    Noun

    *gr̥Híš m

    1. mountain

    Inflection

    masculine/feminine i-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *gr̥Híš *gr̥HíH *gr̥Háyas
    vocative *gŕ̥Hay *gŕ̥HiH *gŕ̥Hayas
    accusative *gr̥Hím *gr̥HíH *gr̥Hínš
    instrumental *gr̥HíH *gr̥Híbʰyā(m) *gr̥Híbʰiš
    ablative *gr̥Háyš *gr̥Híbʰyā(m) *gr̥Híbʰyas
    dative *gr̥Háyay *gr̥Híbʰyā(m) *gr̥Híbʰyas
    genitive *gr̥Háyš *gr̥Hiyā́s *gr̥HiHnáHam
    locative *gr̥Hā́y *gr̥Hiyáw *gr̥Híšu

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *gr̥Híṣ
    • Proto-Iranian: *gr̥Híš (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Cantera, Alberto (2017) “The phonology of Iranian”, in Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, volume 1, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, VI. Iranian
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “girí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press