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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/kléwos

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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 *ḱléwos (fame), from *ḱlew- (to hear) +‎ *-os.[1]

Noun

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*kléwos n

  1. fame

Declension

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S-stem, neuter
Nominative *kléwos
Genitive *kléwehos
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
Vocative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
Accusative *kléwos *kléwehe *kléweha
Genitive *kléwehos *kléwehoyyun *kléwehōn
Dative *kléwehei *kléwehoyyun *kléwespʰi
Locative *kléwehi ? *kléwessi
Instrumental *kléwehē ? *kléwespʰi

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: κλέος (kléos)
    Phocian Greek: κλέϝος (kléwos)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀐𐀩𐀺 (ke-re-wo /⁠kléwos⁠/)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλέος”, 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, pages 712-713