Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mért

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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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    Athematic root aorist of *mer- (to die).

    Verb

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    *mért (perfective)[1][2]

    1. to die

    Inflection

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    Perfective, athematic
    3rd singular *mért
    3rd plural *m̥rént
    Active voice Indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *mérm̥ *méroh₂ *mr̥yéh₁m̥
    2nd singular *mérs *mér, *mr̥dʰí *méresi *mr̥yéh₁s
    3rd singular *mért *mértu *méreti *mr̥yéh₁t
    1st dual *mr̥wé *mérowos *m̥rih₁wé
    2nd dual *mr̥tóm *mr̥tóm *méretes *m̥rih₁tóm
    3rd dual *mr̥tā́m *mr̥tā́m *méretes *m̥rih₁tā́m
    1st plural *mr̥mé *méromos *m̥rih₁mé
    2nd plural *mr̥té *mr̥té *mérete *m̥rih₁té
    3rd plural *m̥rént *m̥réntu *méronti *m̥rih₁ént
    Participle *m̥rónts
    Middle voice Indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *mr̥h₂é *méroh₂er *m̥rih₁h₂é
    2nd singular *mr̥th₂é *mr̥só *méreth₂er *m̥rih₁th₂é
    3rd singular *mr̥tó, *m̥ró *? *méretor *m̥rih₁tó, *m̥rih₁ó
    1st dual *mr̥wédʰh₂ *mérowosdʰh₂ *m̥rih₁wédʰh₂
    2nd dual *? *? *? *?
    3rd dual *? *? *? *?
    1st plural *mr̥médʰh₂ *méromosdʰh₂ *m̥rih₁médʰh₂
    2nd plural *mr̥dʰh₂wé *mr̥dʰh₂wé *méredʰh₂we *m̥rih₁dʰh₂wé
    3rd plural *m̥rn̥tó, *mr̥ró *? *mérontor *m̥rih₁ró
    Participle *m̥rm̥h₁nós

    Derived terms

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    • Proto-Anatolian:
      • Hittite: 𒈨𒅕𒋫 (me-er-ta /⁠merta⁠/, 3sg.pret.act.), 𒈨𒅕𒍣 (me-er-zi /⁠merzi⁠/, to disappear, vanish, 3sg.pres.act.)[1]
    • Armenian:
      • Old Armenian: մեռայ (meṙay) (or from *mer-s- (sigmatic aorist))[3]
    • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian:

    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “mer-zi / mar-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 577-578
    2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*mer-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 439-440
    3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “meṙanim”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 463