Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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

Suffix

*(ó)-is f

1. Forms nouns from verbs.

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*(ó)-is
genitive	*(é)-is
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(ó)-is	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
vocative	*(ó)-i	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
accusative	*(ó)-im	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-ims
genitive	*(é)-is	*?	*(é)-yoHom
ablative	*(é)-is	*?	*(é)-imos
dative	*(é)-yey	*?	*(é)-imos
locative	*(é)-i	*?	*(é)-isu
instrumental	*(é)-ih₁	*?	*(é)-ibʰi

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*(ó)-is
genitive	*(Ø)-éys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(ó)-is	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
vocative	*(ó)-i	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
accusative	*(ó)-im	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-ims
genitive	*(Ø)-éys	*?	*(Ø)-éyoHom
ablative	*(Ø)-éys	*?	*(Ø)-ímos
dative	*(Ø)-éyey	*?	*(Ø)-ímos
locative	*(Ø)-éy, *(Ø)-ḗy	*?	*(Ø)-ísu
instrumental	*(Ø)-íh₁	*?	*(Ø)-íbʰi

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Indo-European_words_suffixed_with_*-is' title='Category:Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-is'>Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-is</a>

Descendants

• Hellenic: *-is
  • Ancient Greek: -ις (-is)
• Indo-Iranian: *-iš
  • Indo-Aryan: *-iṣ
    • Sanskrit: -इ (-i) (nom. sg. इः (iḥ))
  • Iranian: *-iš
    • Avestan: -𐬌‎ (-i) (nom. sg. -𐬌𐬱‎ (-iš))
• Italic: *-is
  • Latin: -is
• Germanic: *-iz (see there for further descendants)
• Slavic: *-ь

References

1. Beekes, Robert S.P. (1995) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, University of Leiden, pages 198, 202