Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déḱos
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Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *deḱ- (“take, perceive”) + *-os.
Noun
*déḱos n (oblique stem *déḱes-)[1][2][3][4]
- that which is proper
Inflection
| Athematic, acrostatic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *déḱos | ||
| genitive | *déḱesos | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *déḱos | *déḱesih₁ | *déḱōs |
| vocative | *déḱos | *déḱesih₁ | *déḱōs |
| accusative | *déḱos | *déḱesih₁ | *déḱōs |
| genitive | *déḱesos | *? | *déḱesoHom |
| ablative | *déḱesos | *? | *déḱesmos, *déḱesbʰos |
| dative | *déḱesey | *? | *déḱesmos, *déḱesbʰos |
| locative | *déḱes, *déḱesi | *? | *déḱesu |
| instrumental | *déḱesh₁ | *? | *déḱesmis, *déḱesbʰis |
Related terms
- *déḱs (uncertain)
Descendants
- Proto-Celtic: *dekos (“esteem, honor”)[5]
- Old Irish: dech (“better”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dā́ćas, *daćasyáti
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dā́śas, *daśasyáti
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *yáćas (irregular (?) byform) (?)
- Proto-Italic: *dekos (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “decet”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 164
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 94
- ^ Karin Stüber (2006) “Die indogermanischen Ausdrücke für ‘rechts’ und ‘links’”. International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction, 3, 61-72.
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “dexter”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
- ^ Kim McCone (1994) chapter II, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do Pádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, section 20.3, page 125