Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/spátʰā

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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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰh₁-éh₂ with accent shift, from *(s)peh₂- (“to draw”) +‎ *dʰeh₁- (“to do, to put”) +‎ *-eh₂ (feminine ending). Compare Proto-Germanic *spadō (“spade”), as well as possibly Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphya, “shoulder-blade”) and,[1] with a different suffix, perhaps Hittite 𒅖𒉺𒀀𒋻 (išpātar, “skewer, dagger”).

Noun

*spátʰā f

  1. blade

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
Nominative *spátʰā
Genitive *spátʰās
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *spátʰā *spátʰae *spátʰai
Vocative *spátʰā *spátʰae *spátʰai
Accusative *spátʰān *spátʰae *spátʰans
Genitive *spátʰās *spátʰayyun *spátʰāōn
Dative *spátʰāi *spátʰayyun *spátʰais
Locative *spátʰāi? ? *spátʰāhi
Instrumental *spátʰā ? *spátʰāis

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: σπάθη (spáthē)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπάθη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1374
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