Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gónu
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*gónu n
Inflection
[edit]| U-stem, neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *gónu | ||
| Genitive | *gonwós | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *gónu | *gónwe | *gónwa |
| Vocative | *gónu | *gónwe | *gónwa |
| Accusative | *gónu | *gónwe | *gónwa |
| Genitive | *gonwós | *gónwoyyun | *gonwṓn |
| Dative | *gonwéi | *gónwoyyun | *gonúpʰi |
| Locative | *gonwí | ? | *gonúhi |
| Instrumental | *gónū | ? | *gonúpʰi |
Derived terms
[edit]- *gonwía (“corner, hirn”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γόνυ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 283