Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ánemos

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₁mos (“breath; spirit”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-mos (an animate abstract noun suffix) (the latter equivalent to *-mos). Formally cognate with Proto-Italic *anamos (“breath; wind; spirit, soul”); compare also Proto-Celtic *anaman (“spirit, soul”) and Proto-Tocharian *āñcäme (“soul; self”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /á.ne.mos/

Noun

*ánemos m

wind

Inflection

O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative	*ánemos
Genitive	*ánemoyyo
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*ánemos	*ánemō	*ánemoi
Vocative	*áneme	*ánemō	*ánemoi
Accusative	*ánemon	*ánemō	*ánemons
Genitive	*ánemoyyo	*ánemoyyun	*ánemōn
Dative	*ánemōi	*ánemoyyun	*ánemois
Locative	*ánemoi, -ei	?	*ánemoihi
Instrumental	*ánemō	?	*ánemōis

Descendants

Ancient Greek: ἄνεμος (ánemos)
- Greek: άνεμος (ánemos)
Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀚𐀗 pl (a-ne-mo /ánemoi/)