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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ténh₂us
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Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *tenh₂- (“thin”), probably an extension of *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).
Adjective
*ténh₂us[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 |
| dative | *tn̥h₂éwey | *? | *tn̥h₂úmos |
| locative | *tn̥h₂éw, *tn̥h₂éwi | *? | *tn̥h₂úsu |
| instrumental | *tn̥h₂úh₁ | *? | *tn̥h₂úmis |
| 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 |
| dative | *tn̥h₂uyéh₂ey | *? | *tn̥h₂uyéh₂mos |
| locative | *tn̥h₂uyéh₂, *tn̥h₂uyéh₂i | *? | *tn̥h₂uyéh₂su |
| instrumental | *tn̥h₂uyéh₂h₁ | *? | *tn̥h₂uyéh₂mis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ténh₂u | *ténh₂wih₁ | *ténh₂uh₂ |
| vocative | *ténh₂u | *ténh₂wih₁ | *ténh₂uh₂ |
| accusative | *ténh₂u | *ténh₂wih₁ | *ténh₂uh₂ |
| genitive | *tn̥h₂éws | *? | *tn̥h₂éwoHom |
| ablative | *tn̥h₂éws | *? | *tn̥h₂úmos |
| dative | *tn̥h₂éwey | *? | *tn̥h₂úmos |
| locative | *tn̥h₂éw, *tn̥h₂éwi | *? | *tn̥h₂úsu |
| instrumental | *tn̥h₂úh₁ | *? | *tn̥h₂úmis |
Derived terms
- *tenh₂-w-ó/éh₂- / *tn̥h₂-ew-ó/éh₂-[1][2]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tenˀwas (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *tanawós
- Ancient Greek: τᾰνᾰός (tanaós)
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀲𐀙𐀷 (ta-na-wa), 𐀲𐀙𐀺 (ta-na-wo)
- *tn̥h₂-ew-yó/yéh₂-[1]
- Proto-Celtic: *tanauyos (see there for further descendants)
- *tn̥h₂-u-kos ~ ténh₂-u-kos[1][2][3]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tinˀukas
- Proto-Slavic: *tь̏nъkъ (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tánukas
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánukas
- Sanskrit: तनुक (tánuka)
- Kashmiri: توٛن (tón)
- Sanskrit: तनुक (tánuka)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánukas
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tinˀukas
Descendants
- Proto-Germanic: *þunnuz (see there for further descendants)
- Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: τανύω (tanúō)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *tánuš
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánuṣ
- Sanskrit: तनु (tanú), तनुस् (tanús)
- Proto-Iranian: *tánuš
- Avestan: 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏 (tanū)
- Northern Kurdish: tenik (“thin”), teng (“narrow”)
- Ossetian тӕнӕг (tænæg)
- Persian: تنگ (tang)
- → Old Armenian: թանկ (tʿank) / թանգ (tʿang)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *tánuṣ
- Proto-Italic: *tenwis[4]
- Latin: tenuis (see there for further descendants)
References
- 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
- Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 464–465
- 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
- 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