𒋼𒂊𒃷

Hittite

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Alternative forms

• 𒋼𒂊𒂵𒀭 (te-e-ga-a(n))
• 𒋼𒃷 (te-kán)

Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian *déǵm̥ (cognate with Luwian 𒋾𒄿𒀀𒄠𒈪𒅖 (tiyammiš), 𔓤 (takam)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”) (cognate with Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa), Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊), Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), Tocharian A tkaṃ, Tocharian B keṃ, Albanian dhe, Latin humus, Old Irish dú, Lithuanian žẽmė, Old Church Slavonic землꙗ (zemlja).)

Noun

𒋼𒂊𒃷 • (te-e-kán /tékan/) n

1. earth

Declension

Broad transcription
noun class
Neuter gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	tēkan	–
	tɛkan	–
accusative	tēkan	–
	tɛkan	–
genitive	takāš	–
	tknáːš	–
dative-locative	taknī	–
	tknː, tkáːn	–
allative	taknā	–
	tknáː
ablative	taknāz(a)	taknāz(a)
	tknáːt͡s	tknáːt͡s
instrumental	*takānt?	*takānt?
	*tkáːntː?	*tkáːntː?
An endingless locative "tagān" is also attested.

Cuneiform
noun class
Neuter gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒋼𒂊𒃷	–
	te-e-kán	–
accusative	𒋼𒂊𒃷	–
	te-e-kán	–
genitive	𒁖𒈾𒀸	–
	ták-na-aš	–
dative-locative	𒁖𒉌𒄿	–
	ták-ni-i	–
allative	𒁖𒈾𒀀	–
	ták-na-a
ablative	𒁖𒈾𒀀𒊍	𒁖𒈾𒀀𒊍
	ták-na-a-az	ták-na-a-az
instrumental	*𒁖𒈾𒀀𒀭𒋫?	*𒁖𒈾𒀀𒀭𒋫?
	*ták-na-a-an-ta?	*ták-na-a-an-ta?
An endingless locative "ta-ga-a-an" is also attested.

Related terms

• 𒋫𒂵𒀭𒍣𒉺𒀸 (tagānzepaš) ("Mother Earth", a Hittite earth goddess)

References

• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 858