Possibly derived from *(s)ter- (“stiff”) + *-nós.
*tr̥nós
Thematic | |||
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masculine | feminine | ||
nominative | *tr̥nós | *tr̥néh₂ | |
genitive | *tr̥nósyo | *tr̥néh₂s | |
masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *tr̥nós | *tr̥nóh₁ | *tr̥nóes |
vocative | *tr̥né | *tr̥nóh₁ | *tr̥nóes |
accusative | *tr̥nóm | *tr̥nóh₁ | *tr̥nóms |
genitive | *tr̥nósyo | *? | *tr̥nóHom |
ablative | *tr̥néad | *? | *tr̥nómos, *tr̥nóbʰos |
dative | *tr̥nóey | *? | *tr̥nómos, *tr̥nóbʰos |
locative | *tr̥néy, *tr̥nóy | *? | *tr̥nóysu |
instrumental | *tr̥nóh₁ | *? | *tr̥nṓys |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *tr̥néh₂ | *tr̥néh₂h₁(e) | *tr̥néh₂es |
vocative | *tr̥néh₂ | *tr̥néh₂h₁(e) | *tr̥néh₂es |
accusative | *tr̥nā́m | *tr̥néh₂h₁(e) | *tr̥néh₂m̥s |
genitive | *tr̥néh₂s | *? | *tr̥néh₂oHom |
ablative | *tr̥néh₂s | *? | *tr̥néh₂mos, *tr̥néh₂bʰos |
dative | *tr̥néh₂ey | *? | *tr̥néh₂mos, *tr̥néh₂bʰos |
locative | *tr̥néh₂, *tr̥néh₂i | *? | *tr̥néh₂su |
instrumental | *tr̥néh₂h₁ | *? | *tr̥néh₂mis, *tr̥néh₂bʰis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *tr̥nóm | *tr̥nóy(h₁) | *tr̥néh₂ |
vocative | *tr̥nóm | *tr̥nóy(h₁) | *tr̥néh₂ |
accusative | *tr̥nóm | *tr̥nóy(h₁) | *tr̥néh₂ |
genitive | *tr̥nósyo | *? | *tr̥nóHom |
ablative | *tr̥néad | *? | *tr̥nómos, *tr̥nóbʰos |
dative | *tr̥nóey | *? | *tr̥nómos, *tr̥nóbʰos |
locative | *tr̥néy, *tr̥nóy | *? | *tr̥nóysu |
instrumental | *tr̥nóh₁ | *? | *tr̥nṓys |
All descendants show a nominalization from the adjective with the sense of "stiff", meaning that in late PIE, it was probably realized as a noun, with a shift in accent as a result of nominalization, yielding the noun *tŕ̥nos or *tŕ̥nom.