Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/wóikos

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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 *wóyḱos, from *weyḱ- (to settle).[1]

Noun

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*wóikos m

  1. a settlement
  2. tent, dwelling, house, temple
  3. "a settler", small farmer, tenant, neighbor, dependents, family, vassals
  4. entrance, ingress

Inflection

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O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *wóikos
Genitive *wóikoyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *wóikos *wóikō *wóikoi
Vocative *wóike *wóikō *wóikoi
Accusative *wóikon *wóikō *wóikons
Genitive *wóikoyyo *wóikoyyun *wóikōn
Dative *wóikōi *wóikoyyun *wóikois
Locative *wóikoi, -ei ? *wóikoihi
Instrumental *wóikō ? *wóikōis

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: οἶκος (oîkos)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀺𐀒 (wo-ko)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “οἶκος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1055-6