Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/métsos
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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 *médʰyos (“middle”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*métsos
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *métsos
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *métsos | *métsā | *métson |
| Vocative | *métse | *métsa | *métson |
| Accusative | *métson | *métsān | *métson |
| Genitive | *métsoyyo | *métsās | *métsoyyo |
| Dative | *métsōi | *métsāi | *métsōi |
| Locative | *métsoi, -ei | *métsai | *métsoi, -ei |
| Instrumental | *métaō | *métsā | *métsō |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *métsō | *métsae | *métsō |
| Vocative | *métsō | *métsae | *métsō |
| Accusative | *métsō | *métsae | *métsō |
| Genitive | ? | ? | ? |
| Dative | ? | ? | ? |
| Locative | ? | ? | ? |
| Instrumental | ? | ? | ? |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *métsoi | *métsai | *métsa |
| Vocative | *métsoi | *métsai | *métsa |
| Accusative | *métsons | *métsans | *métsa |
| Genitive | *métsōn | *métsāōn | *métsōn |
| Dative | *métsois | *métsais | *métsois |
| Locative | *métsoihi | *métsāhi | *métsoihi |
| Instrumental | *métsois | *métsais | *métsois |
| Comparative | Superlative | Adverb | |
| *méťťōs | *métsótəmos | *méťťōs |
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek:
- Greek: μέσος (mésos)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μέσος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 935