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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tʰūmós

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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 *dʰuh₂mós (smoke).[1]

Noun

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*tʰūmós m

  1. vapour (?), breath
  2. soul, spirit

Inflection

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O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *tʰūmós
Genitive *tʰūmóyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *tʰūmós *tʰūmṓ *tʰūmói
Vocative *tʰūmé *tʰūmṓ *tʰūmói
Accusative *tʰūmón *tʰūmṓ *tʰūmóns
Genitive *tʰūmóyyo *tʰūmóyyun *tʰūmṓn
Dative *tʰūmṓi *tʰūmóyyun *tʰūmóis
Locative *tʰūmói, -éi ? *tʰūmóihi
Instrumental *tʰūmṓ ? *tʰūmṓis

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: θῡμός (thūmós)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θῡμός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 564