Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/néptih₂
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the noun *népōts (“grandson”) + *-ih₂ (athematic feminine suffix).
Noun
[edit]*néptih₂ f
Inflection
[edit]| Athematic, proterokinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *néptih₂ | ||
| genitive | *néptyeh₂s | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *néptih₂ | *néptih₂h₁(e) | *néptih₂es |
| vocative | *néptih₂ | *néptih₂h₁(e) | *néptih₂es |
| accusative | *néptih₂m̥ | *néptih₂h₁(e) | *néptih₂m̥s |
| genitive | *néptyeh₂s | *? | *néptyeh₂oHom |
| ablative | *néptyeh₂s | *? | *néptyeh₂mos, *néptyeh₂bʰos |
| dative | *néptyeh₂ey | *? | *néptyeh₂mos, *néptyeh₂bʰos |
| locative | *néptyeh₂, *néptyeh₂i | *? | *néptyeh₂su |
| instrumental | *néptyeh₂h₁ | *? | *néptyeh₂mis, *néptyeh₂bʰis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Celtic: *nextī (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *niftiz (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *náptiH
- Proto-Italic: *neptis
- Latin: neptis (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 213