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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/génetis

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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 *ǵénh₁tis.[1]

    Noun

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    *génetis f

    1. origin, source

    Inflection

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    I-stem, masc./fem.
    Nominative *génetis
    Genitive *géneteyos, -ēyos
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative *génetis *géneteye, -ēye *géneteyes, -ēyes
    Vocative *géneti *géneteye, -ēye *géneteyes, -ēyes
    Accusative *génetin *géneteye, -ēye *génetins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
    Genitive *géneteyos, -ēyos *? *génetiyōn
    Dative *géneteyei, -ēyei *? *génetipʰi
    Locative *génetēy, -ēyi *? *génetihi
    Instrumental *génetiye? *? *génetipʰi

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek: γένεσις (génesis) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γίγνομαι (> DER > 5. γένε-σις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 272-3