From Proto-Indo-European *nítyos, formed to *ni (whence also the prefix *ni-). Cognate to Proto-Germanic *niþjaz and Sanskrit नित्य (nitya, “eternal”).[1]
*nityos
O/ā-stem | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *nityos | *nityou | *nityoi |
vocative | *nitye | *nityou | *nityoi |
accusative | *nityom | *nityou | *nityoms |
genitive | *nityī | *nityous | *nityom |
dative | *nityūi | *nityobom | *nityobos |
instrumental | *nityū | *nityobim | *nityobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *nityā | *nityai | *nityās |
vocative | *nityā | *nityai | *nityās |
accusative | *nityam | *nityai | *nityams |
genitive | *nityās | *nityous | *nityom |
dative | *nityai | *nityābom | *nityābos |
instrumental | *? | *nityābim | *nityābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *nityom | *nityou | *nityā |
vocative | *nityom | *nityou | *nityā |
accusative | *nityom | *nityou | *nityā |
genitive | *nityī | *nityous | *nityom |
dative | *nityūi | *nityobom | *nityobos |
instrumental | *nityū | *nityobim | *nityobis |
Declension of the comparative | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *nityyūs | *? | *nityyoses |
vocative | *nityyūs | *? | *nityyoses |
accusative | *nityyosam | *? | *nityyosams |
genitive | *nityisos | *? | *nityisom |
dative | *nityisei | *? | *nityisbos |
instrumental | *nityisī | *? | *nityisbis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *nityyūs | *? | *nityyoses |
vocative | *nityyūs | *? | *nityyoses |
accusative | *nityyosam | *? | *nityyosams |
genitive | *nityisos | *? | *nityisom |
dative | *nityisei | *? | *nityisbos |
instrumental | *nityisī | *? | *nityisbis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *nityis | *? | *? |
vocative | *nityis | *? | *? |
accusative | *nityis | *? | *? |
genitive | *nityisos | *? | *nityisom |
dative | *nityisei | *? | *nityisbos |
instrumental | *nityisī | *? | *nityisbis |