Kloekhorst proposes a reconstruction Proto-Indo-European *yΓ©w-on-, which he regards as a more archaic form of Proto-Indo-European *yΓ©wos (βbarleyβ). Compare Ancient Greek ΢Ριά (zeiΓ‘, βeinkorn wheatβ) and Sanskrit ΰ€―ΰ€΅ (yΓ‘va, βbarleyβ).
ππΏπ β’ (e-wa-an) n /ewan/
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| Broad transcription | ||
|---|---|---|
| n-stem nounΒΉ | ||
| Neuter gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | ewan | ewana |
| accusative | ewan | ewana |
| genitive | ewanaΕ‘ | ewanaΕ‘, ewananΒ² |
| dative-locative | ewani | ewanaΕ‘ |
| allative | ewana | β |
| ablative | ewanaz(a) | ewanaz(a) |
| instrumental | ewanit | ewanit |
| 1. The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension
2. Only attested in Old Hittite. | ||
| Cuneiform | ||
|---|---|---|
| n-stem noun | ||
| Neuter gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | πππΏπ | πππΏπΎ |
| e-wa-an | e-u-wa-na | |
| accusative | πππΏπ | πππΏπΎ |
| e-wa-an | e-u-wa-na | |
| genitive | πππΏπΎπΈ | πππΏπΎπΈ, πππΏπΎπ |
| e-u-wa-na-aΕ‘ | e-u-wa-na-aΕ‘, e-u-wa-na-an | |
| dative-locative | πππΏπ | πππΏπΎπΈ |
| e-u-wa-ni | e-u-wa-na-aΕ‘ | |
| allative | πππΏπΎ | β |
| e-u-wa-na | ||
| ablative | πππΏπΎπ | πππΏπΎπ |
| e-u-wa-na-az | e-u-wa-na-az | |
| instrumental | πππΏππ | πππΏππ |
| e-u-wa-ni-it | e-u-wa-ni-it | |
| More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration | ||