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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ptólis

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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 *tpólHis, from *tpelH- (“fortification, city”).[1]

    Noun

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    *ptólis f

    1. city
      Synonym: *wástu

    Inflection

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    I-stem, masc./fem.
    Nominative *ptólis
    Genitive *ptóleyos, -ēyos
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative *ptólis *ptóleye, -ēye *ptóleyes, -ēyes
    Vocative *ptóli *ptóleye, -ēye *ptóleyes, -ēyes
    Accusative *ptólin *ptóleye, -ēye *ptólins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
    Genitive *ptóleyos, -ēyos ? *ptóliyōn
    Dative *ptóleyei, -ēyei ? *ptólipʰi
    Locative *ptólēy, -ēyi ? *ptólihi
    Instrumental *ptóliye? ? *ptólipʰi

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek: πτόλις (ptólis) (Epic)
      • Ancient Greek: πόλις (pólis)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πόλις”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1219-20
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