Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/dótis

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This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis (act of giving).[1]

Noun

*dótis f

  1. act of giving
  2. gift

Inflection

I-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *dótis
Genitive *dóteyos, -ēyos
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *dótis *dóteye, -ēye *dóteyes, -ēyes
Vocative *dóti *dóteye, -ēye *dóteyes, -ēyes
Accusative *dótin *dóteye, -ēye *dótins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
Genitive *dóteyos, -ēyos ? *dótiyōn
Dative *dóteyei, -ēyei ? *dótipʰi
Locative *dótēy, -ēyi ? *dótihi
Instrumental *dótiye? ? *dótipʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: δόσις (dósis)
    • Late Latin: dosis (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δίδωμι (> DER > δόσις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-2