Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tʰehós
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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]Thematicized form of Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god; sacred place”), from the root *dʰeh₁- (“put”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*tʰehós m
Inflection
[edit]| O-stem, masc./fem. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *tʰehós | ||
| Genitive | *tʰehóyyo | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tʰehós | *tʰehṓ | *tʰehói |
| Vocative | *tʰehé | *tʰehṓ | *tʰehói |
| Accusative | *tʰehón | *tʰehṓ | *tʰehóns |
| Genitive | *tʰehóyyo | *tʰehóyyun | *tʰehṓn |
| Dative | *tʰehṓi | *tʰehóyyun | *tʰehóis |
| Locative | *tʰehói, -éi | ? | *tʰehóihi |
| Instrumental | *tʰehṓ | ? | *tʰehṓis |
Descendants
[edit]- Mycenaean Greek: 𐀳𐀃 (te-o)
- Ancient Greek: θεός (theós), θέος (théos) — Lesbian, θεύς (theús) — Doric, θιός (thiós) — Boeotian, Arcadocypriot, θιός (thiós), σιός (siós) — Laconian
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θεός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540