Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/népʰos
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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 *nébʰos (“cloud”).
Noun
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *népʰos | *népʰehe | *népʰeha |
| vocative | *népʰos | *népʰehe | *népʰeha |
| accusative | *népʰos | *népʰehe | *népʰeha |
| genitive | *népʰehos | *népʰehoyyun | *népʰehōn |
| dative | *népʰehei | *népʰehoyyun | *népʰespʰi |
| locative | *népʰehi | *? | *népʰessi |
| instrumental | *népʰehē | *? | *népʰespʰi |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: νέφος (néphos) (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέφος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1012