Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/témHos

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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 *temH- (to be dark) +‎ *-os.

Noun

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*témHos n

  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
dative *témHesey *? *témHesmos
locative *témHes, *témHesi *? *témHesu
instrumental *témHesh₁ *? *témHesmis

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)
    • Proto-Italic: *temazrā f (darkness)
      • Latin: tenebrae (darkness; shadow of death, gloom) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants