Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/spátʰā
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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]Probably from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰh₁-éh₂ with accent shift, from *(s)peh₂- (“to draw”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do, to put”) + *-eh₂ (feminine ending). Compare Proto-Germanic *spadō (“spade”), as well as possibly Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphya, “shoulder-blade”) and,[1] with a different suffix, perhaps Hittite 𒅖𒉺𒀀𒋻 (išpātar, “skewer, dagger”).
Noun
[edit]*spátʰā f
Inflection
[edit]| Ā-stem, feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *spátʰā | ||
| Genitive | *spátʰās | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *spátʰā | *spátʰae | *spátʰai |
| Vocative | *spátʰā | *spátʰae | *spátʰai |
| Accusative | *spátʰān | *spátʰae | *spátʰans |
| Genitive | *spátʰās | *spátʰayyun | *spátʰāōn |
| Dative | *spátʰāi | *spátʰayyun | *spátʰais |
| Locative | *spátʰāi? | ? | *spátʰāhi |
| Instrumental | *spátʰā | ? | *spátʰāis |
Related terms
[edit]- *spā́ō (“to draw”) (possibly)
Descendants
[edit]- Ancient Greek: σπάθη (spáthē)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπάθη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1374