Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ós
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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms 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
editSuffix
edit*(o)-ós m
- Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting someone or something that performs that verb's action.
Inflection
edit| 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)-óHom |
| ablative | *(o)-éad | *? | *(o)-ómos |
| dative | *(o)-óey | *? | *(o)-ómos |
| locative | *(o)-éy, *(o)-óy | *? | *(o)-óysu |
| instrumental | *(o)-óh₁ | *? | *(o)-ṓys |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-Celtic: *-yos (agent noun suffix)
- Proto-Germanic: some of the a-stem nouns