Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós

See also: Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/-os

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

*(o)-ós m

1. Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting someone or something that performs that verb's action.

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*(o)-ós
genitive	*(o)-ósyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(o)-ós	*(o)-óh₁	*(o)-óes
vocative	*(o)-é	*(o)-óh₁	*(o)-óes
accusative	*(o)-óm	*(o)-óh₁	*(o)-óms
genitive	*(o)-ósyo	*?	*(o)-óoHom
ablative	*(o)-éad	*?	*(o)-ómos
dative	*(o)-óey	*?	*(o)-ómos
locative	*(o)-éy, *(o)-óy	*?	*(o)-óysu
instrumental	*(o)-óh₁	*?	*(o)-ṓys

Derived terms

► <a href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Indo-European_words_suffixed_with_*-%C3%B3s' title='Category:Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-ós'>Proto-Indo-European words suffixed with *-ós</a>

Related terms

• *-os
• *-éh₂

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: some of the a-stem nouns