Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰérǵʰs

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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 *bʰerǵʰ- (to rise up, be elevated) +‎ *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*bʰérǵʰs f[1]

  1. something high up, fortified

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *bʰérǵʰs
genitive *bʰr̥ǵʰés
singular dual plural
nominative *bʰérǵʰs *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) *bʰérǵʰes
vocative *bʰérǵʰ *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) *bʰérǵʰes
accusative *bʰérǵʰm̥ *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) *bʰérǵʰm̥s
genitive *bʰr̥ǵʰés *? *bʰr̥ǵʰóHom
ablative *bʰr̥ǵʰés *? *bʰr̥ǵʰmós, *bʰr̥ǵʰbʰós
dative *bʰr̥ǵʰéy *? *bʰr̥ǵʰmós, *bʰr̥ǵʰbʰós
locative *bʰérǵʰ, *bʰérǵʰi *? *bʰr̥ǵʰsú
instrumental *bʰr̥ǵʰéh₁ *? *bʰr̥ǵʰmís, *bʰr̥ǵʰbʰís

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*bherĝh- ~ *bhr̥ĝh-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 269