< Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic
Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/íkkʷos
Proto-Hellenic
Etymology
PIE word |
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*h₁éḱwos |
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, from *h₁oh₁ḱu- (“swift”). Unexplained are: a) ι instead of ε, b) heavy breathing (initial h), and c) double π instead of single. Cognates include Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Lithuanian ašva, Gaulish epos, Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Old English eoh, and Old Irish ech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ík.kʷos/
Noun
*íkkʷos m
- horse
Inflection
O-stem, masc./fem. | |||
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Nominative | *íkkʷos | ||
Genitive | *íkkʷoyyo | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | *íkkʷos | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷoi |
Vocative | *íkkʷe | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷoi |
Accusative | *íkkʷon | *íkkʷō | *íkkʷons |
Genitive | *íkkʷoyyo | *íkkʷoyyun | *íkkʷōn |
Dative | *íkkʷōi | *íkkʷoyyun | *íkkʷois |
Locative | *íkkʷoi, -ei | ? | *íkkʷoihi |
Instrumental | *íkkʷō | ? | *íkkʷōis |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: ἵππος (híppos), ἴκκος (íkkos); ἴππος (íppos)
- Greek: ίππος (íppos)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀂𐀦 (i-qo /(h)íkkʷos/)