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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/dabúrintʰos

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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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Uncertain. According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Noun

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*dabúrintʰos m

  1. labyrinth

Inflection

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O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *dabúrintʰós
Genitive *dabúrintʰóyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *dabúrintʰós *dabúrintʰṓ *dabúrintʰói
Vocative *dabúrintʰé *dabúrintʰṓ *dabúrintʰói
Accusative *dabúrintʰón *dabúrintʰṓ *dabúrintʰóns
Genitive *dabúrintʰóyyo *dabúrintʰóyyun *dabúrintʰṓn
Dative *dabúrintʰṓi *dabúrintʰóyyun *dabúrintʰóis
Locative *dabúrintʰói, -éi ? *dabúrintʰóihi
Instrumental *dabúrintʰṓ ? *dabúrintʰṓis

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos) (see there for further descendants)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀅𐁆𐀪𐀵𐀍 (da-phu-ri-to-jo /⁠dapʰurintʰojo⁠/)

References

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