Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pótnia

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pótnih₂. Cognate with Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī, “mistress, wife”), Lithuanian pati (“wife”).

Noun

*pótnia f

1. mistress, lady

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
Nominative	*pótnia
Genitive	*pótniās
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*pótnia	*pótniae	*pótniai
Vocative	*pótnia	*pótniae	*pótniai
Accusative	*pótnian	*pótniae	*pótnians
Genitive	*pótniās	*pótniain	*pótniaōn
Dative	*pótniāi	*pótniain	*pótniais
Locative	*pótniai?	?	*pótniahi
Instrumental	*pótniā	?	*pótniāis

Related terms

• *pótis (“husband”)

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: πότνια (pótnia)
• Mycenaean Greek: 𐀡𐀴𐀛𐀊 (po-ti-ni-ja)