Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-wōs

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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

Etymology

From **-woss (stem + nominative *-s). It was added to the zero-grade form of the perfect stem of a verb.

Suffix

*Cé-(Ø)-wōs

  1. Forms perfect participles from verbs.

Declension

Athematic, amphikinetic
masculine feminine
nominative *Cé-(∅)-wōs *Cé-(∅)-usih₂
genitive *Cé-(∅)-usos *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *Cé-(∅)-wōs *Cé-(∅)-wosh₁(e) *Cé-(∅)-woses
vocative *Cé-(∅)-wos *Cé-(∅)-wosh₁(e) *Cé-(∅)-woses
accusative *Cé-(∅)-wosm̥ *Cé-(∅)-wosh₁(e) *Cé-(∅)-wosm̥s
genitive *Cé-(∅)-usos *? *Cé-(∅)-usoHom
ablative *Cé-(∅)-usos *? *Cé-(∅)-usmos, *Cé-(∅)-usbʰos
dative *Cé-(∅)-usey *? *Cé-(∅)-usmos, *Cé-(∅)-usbʰos
locative *Cé-(∅)-us, *Cé-(∅)-usi *? *Cé-(∅)-usu
instrumental *Cé-(∅)-ush₁ *? *Cé-(∅)-usmis, *Cé-(∅)-usbʰis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *Cé-(∅)-usih₂ *Cé-(∅)-usih₂h₁(e) *Cé-(∅)-usih₂es
vocative *Cé-(∅)-usih₂ *Cé-(∅)-usih₂h₁(e) *Cé-(∅)-usih₂es
accusative *Cé-(∅)-usih₂m̥ *Cé-(∅)-usih₂h₁(e) *Cé-(∅)-usih₂m̥s
genitive *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂s *? *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂oHom
ablative *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂s *? *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂mos, *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂bʰos
dative *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂ey *? *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂mos, *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂bʰos
locative *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂, *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂i *? *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂su
instrumental *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂h₁ *? *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂mis, *Ce-(∅)-usyéh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *Cé-(∅)-wos *Cé-(∅)-wosih₁ *Cé-(∅)-wōs
vocative *Cé-(∅)-wos *Cé-(∅)-wosih₁ *Cé-(∅)-wōs
accusative *Cé-(∅)-wos *Cé-(∅)-wosih₁ *Cé-(∅)-wōs
genitive *Cé-(∅)-usos *? *Cé-(∅)-usoHom
ablative *Cé-(∅)-usos *? *Cé-(∅)-usmos, *Cé-(∅)-usbʰos
dative *Cé-(∅)-usey *? *Cé-(∅)-usmos, *Cé-(∅)-usbʰos
locative *Cé-(∅)-us, *Cé-(∅)-usi *? *Cé-(∅)-usu
instrumental *Cé-(∅)-ush₁ *? *Cé-(∅)-usmis, *Cé-(∅)-usbʰis

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European adjectives suffixed with *-wōs not found
  • *bʰe-bʰr-usih₂
    • Proto-Germanic: *bērusjaz (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

  • Proto-Hellenic: *-wōs
    • Ancient Greek: -ώς (-ṓs) (with innovated t-stem)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-wās
  • Proto-Tocharian:
    • Tocharian B: -u
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: -us (past half-participle)
    • Lithuanian: (past active participle)
    • Proto-Slavic: *-vъ (past active participle)

See also

References

  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell