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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 *h₁lewdʰ- (people) +‎ *-is.

Noun

*h₁léwdʰis m

  1. people

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular
nominative *h₁léwdʰis
genitive *h₁ludʰéys
singular dual plural
nominative *h₁léwdʰis *h₁léwdʰih₁(e) *h₁léwdʰeyes
vocative *h₁léwdʰi *h₁léwdʰih₁(e) *h₁léwdʰeyes
accusative *h₁léwdʰim *h₁léwdʰih₁(e) *h₁léwdʰims
genitive *h₁ludʰéys *? *h₁ludʰéyoHom
ablative *h₁ludʰéys *? *h₁ludʰímos, *h₁ludʰíbʰos
dative *h₁ludʰéyey *? *h₁ludʰímos, *h₁ludʰíbʰos
locative *h₁ludʰéy, *h₁ludʰḗy *? *h₁ludʰísu
instrumental *h₁ludʰíh₁ *? *h₁ludʰímis, *h₁ludʰíbʰis

Descendants

  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ljáudis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *liudiz (see there for further descendants)