< Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian
Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-tamás
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mós.
Suffix
*-tamás
- absolute superlative adjectival suffix.
Declension
| Thematic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *-tamás | *-tamáH | |
| genitive | *-tamásya | *-tamáHs | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-tamás | *-tamáH | *-tamā́s |
| vocative | *-tamá | *-tamáH | *-tamā́s |
| accusative | *-tamám | *-tamáH | *-tamáns |
| genitive | *-tamásya | *? | *-tamā́m |
| ablative | *-tamā́t | *? | *-tamámas |
| dative | *-tamā́y | *? | *-tamámas |
| locative | *-tamáy | *? | *-tamáyšu |
| instrumental | *-tamáH | *? | *-tamā́š |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-tamáH | *-tamáH(a) | *-tamáHas |
| vocative | *-tamáH | *-tamáH(a) | *-tamáHas |
| accusative | *-tamáHa | *-tamáH(a) | *-tamáHas |
| genitive | *-tamáHs | *? | *-tamáHaHam |
| ablative | *-tamáHs | *? | *-tamáHmas |
| dative | *-tamáHay | *? | *-tamáHmas |
| locative | *-tamáH, *-tamáHi | *? | *-tamáHsu |
| instrumental | *-tamáHH | *? | *-tamáHbʰi |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-tamám | *-tamáy(H) | *-tamáH |
| vocative | *-tamám | *-tamáy(H) | *-tamáH |
| accusative | *-tamám | *-tamáy(H) | *-tamáH |
| genitive | *-tamásya | *? | *-tamā́m |
| ablative | *-tamā́t | *? | *-tamámas |
| dative | *-tamā́y | *? | *-tamámas |
| locative | *-tamáy | *? | *-tamáyšu |
| instrumental | *-tamáH | *? | *-tamā́š |
Related terms
- *-tarás
Descendants
Category Proto-Indo-Iranian adjectives suffixed with *-tamás not found
- Indo-Aryan: *-tamás
- Sanskrit: -तम (-tama)
- Iranian: *-tamáh
- Avestan: -𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀 (-təma)
- Old Persian: [script needed] (-tama)
- Middle Persian: -twm (-tom)