Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/mā́tēr
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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 *méh₂tēr (“mother”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*mā́tēr f
Inflection
[edit]| Consonant stem, masc./fem. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mā́tēr | ||
| Genitive | *mātéros | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *mā́tēr | *mātére | *mātéres |
| Vocative | *mā́ter | *mātére | *mātéres |
| Accusative | *mātérə | *mātére | *mātérəs |
| Genitive | *mātéros | *mātéroyyun | *mātérōn |
| Dative | *mātérei | *mātéroyyun | *mātérpʰi |
| Locative | *mātéri | ? | *mātérsi |
| Instrumental | *mātérē | ? | *mātérpʰi |
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek:
- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀔𐀳𐀩 (ma-te-re /mā́tēr/)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μήτηρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 948