Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Suffix

    *(ó)-is f[1]

    1. Forms nouns from verbs.

    Inflection

    Athematic, acrostatic
    singular
    nominative *(ó)-is
    genitive *(é)-is
    singular dual plural
    nominative *(ó)-is *(ó)-ih₁(e) *(ó)-eyes
    vocative *(ó)-i *(ó)-ih₁(e) *(ó)-eyes
    accusative *(ó)-im *(ó)-ih₁(e) *(ó)-ims
    genitive *(é)-is *? *(é)-yoHom
    ablative *(é)-is *? *(é)-imos
    dative *(é)-yey *? *(é)-imos
    locative *(é)-i *? *(é)-isu
    instrumental *(é)-ih₁ *? *(é)-imis


    Athematic, proterokinetic
    singular
    nominative *(ó)-is
    genitive *(Ø)-éys
    singular dual plural
    nominative *(ó)-is *(ó)-ih₁(e) *(ó)-eyes
    vocative *(ó)-i *(ó)-ih₁(e) *(ó)-eyes
    accusative *(ó)-im *(ó)-ih₁(e) *(ó)-ims
    genitive *(Ø)-éys *? *(Ø)-éyoHom
    ablative *(Ø)-éys *? *(Ø)-ímos
    dative *(Ø)-éyey *? *(Ø)-ímos
    locative *(Ø)-éy, *(Ø)-ḗy *? *(Ø)-ísu
    instrumental *(Ø)-íh₁ *? *(Ø)-ímis

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-is
      • Lithuanian: -is
      • Old Prussian: -is
      • Proto-Slavic: *-ь
    • Proto-Germanic: *-iz
    • Proto-Italic: *-is
    • Proto-Hellenic: *-is
      • Ancient Greek: -ις (-is) (possibly; Furnée and Beekes consider it Pre-Greek)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-iš

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pages 198, 202