Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ténh₂us

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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 *tenh₂- (to stretch) +‎ *-us (Caland system suffix).

Adjective

*ténh₂us[1]

  1. thin

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
masculine feminine
nominative *ténh₂us *tn̥h₂éwih₂
genitive *tn̥h₂éws *tn̥h₂uyéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *ténh₂us *ténh₂uh₁(e) *ténh₂ewes
vocative *ténh₂u *ténh₂uh₁(e) *ténh₂ewes
accusative *ténh₂um *ténh₂uh₁(e) *ténh₂ums
genitive *tn̥h₂éws *? *tn̥h₂éwoHom
ablative *tn̥h₂éws *? *tn̥h₂úmos, *tn̥h₂úbʰos
dative *tn̥h₂éwey *? *tn̥h₂úmos, *tn̥h₂úbʰos
locative *tn̥h₂éw, *tn̥h₂éwi *? *tn̥h₂úsu
instrumental *tn̥h₂úh₁ *? *tn̥h₂úmis, *tn̥h₂úbʰis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *tn̥h₂éwih₂ *tn̥h₂éwih₂h₁(e) *tn̥h₂éwih₂es
vocative *tn̥h₂éwih₂ *tn̥h₂éwih₂h₁(e) *tn̥h₂éwih₂es
accusative *tn̥h₂éwih₂m̥ *tn̥h₂éwih₂h₁(e) *tn̥h₂éwih₂m̥s
genitive *tn̥h₂uyéh₂s *? *tn̥h₂uyéh₂oHom
ablative *tn̥h₂uyéh₂s *? *tn̥h₂uyéh₂mos, *tn̥h₂uyéh₂bʰos
dative *tn̥h₂uyéh₂ey *? *tn̥h₂uyéh₂mos, *tn̥h₂uyéh₂bʰos
locative *tn̥h₂uyéh₂, *tn̥h₂uyéh₂i *? *tn̥h₂uyéh₂su
instrumental *tn̥h₂uyéh₂h₁ *? *tn̥h₂uyéh₂mis, *tn̥h₂uyéh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *ténh₂u *ténh₂wih₁ *ténh₂uh₂
vocative *ténh₂u *ténh₂wih₁ *ténh₂uh₂
accusative *ténh₂u *ténh₂wih₁ *ténh₂uh₂
genitive *tn̥h₂éws *? *tn̥h₂éwoHom
ablative *tn̥h₂éws *? *tn̥h₂úmos, *tn̥h₂úbʰos
dative *tn̥h₂éwey *? *tn̥h₂úmos, *tn̥h₂úbʰos
locative *tn̥h₂éw, *tn̥h₂éwi *? *tn̥h₂úsu
instrumental *tn̥h₂úh₁ *? *tn̥h₂úmis, *tn̥h₂úbʰis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Germanic: *þunnuz (see there for further descendants)
  • Hellenic:
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tánuš (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: tenuis[4] (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 694-698
  2. 2.0 2.1 Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 464–465
  3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tьnъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 505
  4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “tenuis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 613-614