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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ánemos

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This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₁mos (breath; spirit), from *h₂enh₁- (to breathe) +‎ *-mos (an animate abstract noun suffix) (the latter equivalent to *-mos). Formally cognate with Proto-Italic *anamos (breath; wind; spirit, soul); compare also Proto-Celtic *anaman (spirit, soul) and Proto-Tocharian *āñcäme (soul; self).[1]

Noun

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*ánemos m

  1. wind

Inflection

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O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *ánemos
Genitive *ánemoyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *ánemos *ánemō *ánemoi
Vocative *áneme *ánemō *ánemoi
Accusative *ánemon *ánemō *ánemons
Genitive *ánemoyyo *ánemoyyun *ánemōn
Dative *ánemōi *ánemoyyun *ánemois
Locative *ánemoi, -ei ? *ánemoihi
Instrumental *ánemō ? *ánemōis

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: ἄνεμος (ánemos)
    • Greek: άνεμος (ánemos)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀚𐀗 pl (a-ne-mo /⁠ánemoi⁠/)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄνεμος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 101-2