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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Earlier *-tu- +‎ *-eh₂ (feminine ending).

Suffix

*-tweh₂ f

  1. Forms nouns from verbs

Inflection

Thematic in *-eh₂
singular
nominative *-tweh₂
genitive *-tweh₂s
singular dual plural
nominative *-tweh₂ *-tweh₂h₁(e) *-tweh₂es
vocative *-tweh₂ *-tweh₂h₁(e) *-tweh₂es
accusative *-twām *-tweh₂h₁(e) *-tweh₂m̥s
genitive *-tweh₂s *? *-tweh₂oHom
ablative *-tweh₂s *? *-tweh₂mos, *-tweh₂bʰos
dative *-tweh₂ey *? *-tweh₂mos, *-tweh₂bʰos
locative *-tweh₂, *-tweh₂i *? *-tweh₂su
instrumental *-tweh₂h₁ *? *-tweh₂mis, *-tweh₂bʰis

See also

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-tweh₂ not found

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-twāˀ
    • Proto-Slavic: *-tva (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *-þwō (see there for further descendants)