Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pótnia

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Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pótnih₂. Cognate with Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī, “mistress, wife”), Lithuanian pati (“wife”).

Noun

*pótnia f

  1. mistress, lady

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
Nominative *pótnia
Genitive *pótniās
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *pótnia *pótniae *pótniai
Vocative *pótnia *pótniae *pótniai
Accusative *pótnian *pótniae *pótnians
Genitive *pótniās *pótniain *pótniaōn
Dative *pótniāi *pótniain *pótniais
Locative *pótniai? ? *pótniahi
Instrumental *pótniā ? *pótniāis

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: πότνια (pótnia)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀡𐀴𐀛𐀊 (po-ti-ni-ja)
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