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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰidnós

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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From *bʰeyd- (to split) +‎ *-nós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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*bʰidnós (non-ablauting)[1]

  1. split, cloven

Declension

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Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *bʰidnós *bʰidnéh₂
genitive *bʰidnósyo *bʰidnéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *bʰidnós *bʰidnóh₁ *bʰidnóes
vocative *bʰidné *bʰidnóh₁ *bʰidnóes
accusative *bʰidnóm *bʰidnóh₁ *bʰidnóms
genitive *bʰidnósyo *? *bʰidnóHom
ablative *bʰidnéad *? *bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
dative *bʰidnóey *? *bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
locative *bʰidnéy, *bʰidnóy *? *bʰidnóysu
instrumental *bʰidnóh₁ *? *bʰidnṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *bʰidnéh₂ *bʰidnéh₂h₁(e) *bʰidnéh₂es
vocative *bʰidnéh₂ *bʰidnéh₂h₁(e) *bʰidnéh₂es
accusative *bʰidnā́m *bʰidnéh₂h₁(e) *bʰidnéh₂m̥s
genitive *bʰidnéh₂s *? *bʰidnéh₂oHom
ablative *bʰidnéh₂s *? *bʰidnéh₂mos, *bʰidnéh₂bʰos
dative *bʰidnéh₂ey *? *bʰidnéh₂mos, *bʰidnéh₂bʰos
locative *bʰidnéh₂, *bʰidnéh₂i *? *bʰidnéh₂su
instrumental *bʰidnéh₂h₁ *? *bʰidnéh₂mis, *bʰidnéh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *bʰidnóm *bʰidnóy(h₁) *bʰidnéh₂
vocative *bʰidnóm *bʰidnóy(h₁) *bʰidnéh₂
accusative *bʰidnóm *bʰidnóy(h₁) *bʰidnéh₂
genitive *bʰidnósyo *? *bʰidnóHom
ablative *bʰidnéad *? *bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
dative *bʰidnóey *? *bʰidnómos, *bʰidnóbʰos
locative *bʰidnéy, *bʰidnóy *? *bʰidnóysu
instrumental *bʰidnóh₁ *? *bʰidnṓys

Descendants

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  • Proto-Germanic: *bitanaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰidnás

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN