Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/əgatʰós
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós (literally “great-doing”); compare Latin magnificus. However, Beekes is skeptical of the semantics; see ἀγαθός (agathós) for more.[1][2]
Adjective
[edit]*əgatʰós
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *əgatʰós
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *əgatʰós | *əgatʰā́ | *əgatʰón |
| Vocative | *əgatʰé | *əgatʰá | *əgatʰón |
| Accusative | *əgatʰón | *əgatʰā́n | *əgatʰón |
| Genitive | *əgatʰóyyo | *əgatʰā́s | *əgatʰóyyo |
| Dative | *əgatʰṓi | *əgatʰā́i | *əgatʰṓi |
| Locative | *əgatʰói, -éi | *əgatʰái | *əgatʰói, -éi |
| Instrumental | *əgatʰṓ | *əgatʰā́ | *əgatʰṓ |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *əgatʰṓ | *əgatʰáe | *əgatʰṓ |
| Vocative | *əgatʰṓ | *əgatʰáe | *əgatʰṓ |
| Accusative | *əgatʰṓ | *əgatʰáe | *əgatʰṓ |
| Genitive | ? | ? | ? |
| Dative | ? | ? | ? |
| Locative | ? | ? | ? |
| Instrumental | ? | ? | ? |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *əgatʰói | *əgatʰái | *əgatʰá |
| Vocative | *əgatʰói | *əgatʰái | *əgatʰá |
| Accusative | *əgatʰóns | *əgatʰáns | *əgatʰá |
| Genitive | *əgatʰṓn | *əgatʰā́ōn | *əgatʰṓn |
| Dative | *əgatʰóis | *əgatʰáis | *əgatʰóis |
| Locative | *əgatʰóihi | *əgatʰā́hi | *əgatʰóihi |
| Instrumental | *əgatʰóis | *əgatʰáis | *əgatʰóis |
| Comparative | Superlative | Adverb | |
| *əgatsṓs | *əgatʰótəmos | *əgatsṓs |
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek: ἀγαθός (agathós), ἀγασός (agasós) — Laconian, ἀζαθός (azathós) — Arcadocypriot
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (1996) “Ancient European Loanwords”, in Historische Sprachforschung, volume 109, § 6. Gr. ἀγαθός – Goth. gods, page 227-230 of 215–236
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀγαθός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 7