Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-eos
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This Proto-Italic 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-Italic
editEtymology
editFrom earlier *-ejos.
This suffix also appears in Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) in e.g. χρῡ́σεος (khrū́seos, “golden”).[1]
Suffix
edit*-eos
- Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
Declension
editDeclension of *-eos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *-eos | *-eā | *-eom |
| Vocative | *-ee | *-ea | *-eom |
| Accusative | *-eom | *-eam | *-eom |
| Genitive | *-eosjo, -eī | *-eās | *-eosjo, -eī |
| Dative | *-eōi | *-eāi | *-eōi |
| Ablative | *-eōd | *-eād | *-eōd |
| Locative | *-eei | *-eāi | *-eei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-eōs, -eoi | *-eās | *-eā |
| Vocative | *-eōs, -eoi | *-eās | *-eā |
| Accusative | *-eons | *-eans | *-eā |
| Genitive | *-eom | *-eāzōm | *-eom |
| Dative | *-eois | *-eais | *-eois |
| Ablative | *-eois | *-eais | *-eois |
| Locative | *-eois | *-eais | *-eois |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Latin: -eus
- Oscan: -ιω (-iō, acc. pl. n.) (in αιζνιω (aizniō))
- Umbrian: -𐌉𐌖 (-iu), -io (acc. pl. n.) (in 𐌚𐌀𐌔𐌉𐌖 (fasiu))
References
edit- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 287