Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/témHos

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Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

    From *temH- (“to be dark”) +‎ *-os.

    Noun

    *témHos n (oblique stem *témHes-)

    1. darkness
      Synonyms: *h₁régʷos, *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂

    Inflection

    Athematic, acrostatic
    singular
    nominative *témHos
    genitive *témHesos
    singular dual plural
    nominative *témHos *témHesih₁ *témHōs
    vocative *témHos *témHesih₁ *témHōs
    accusative *témHos *témHesih₁ *témHōs
    genitive *témHesos *? *témHesoHom
    ablative *témHesos *? *témHesmos, *témHesbʰos
    dative *témHesey *? *témHesmos, *témHesbʰos
    locative *témHes, *témHesi *? *témHesu
    instrumental *témHesh₁ *? *témHesmis, *témHesbʰis

    Derived terms

    • *témH-es-los (“dark; darkness”)
      • Proto-Celtic: *temeslos (see there for further descendants)
    • *témH-(e)s-ros (“dark; darkness”)
      • Proto-Germanic: *þimstraz
        • Proto-West Germanic: *þimstr (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *támHsram (“darkness, dark night”) (see there for further descendants)
        • → Common Turkic: *tamu (“hell”)
      • Proto-Italic: *temazrā f (“darkness”)
        • Latin: tenebrae (“darkness; shadow of death, gloom”) (see there for further descendants)

    Descendants

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