Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-jōs

This Proto-Italic 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-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-yōs ~ *-is-.

Suffix

*-jōs

1. Forms comparative adjectives.

Declension

Declension of *-jōs (consonant stem)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jōz
vocative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jōz
accusative	*-jōzem	*-jōzem	*-jōz
genitive	*-jōzes, -jōzos	*-jōzes, -jōzos	*-jōzes, -jōzos
dative	*-jōzei	*-jōzei	*-jōzei
ablative	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?
locative	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?	*-jōzi? -jōze?
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-jōzes	*-jōzes	*-jōzā
vocative	*-jōzes	*-jōzes	*-jōzā
accusative	*-jōzens	*-jōzens	*-jōzā
genitive	*-jōzom	*-jōzom	*-jōzom
dative	*-jōzəβos	*-jōzβos	*-jōzβos
ablative	*-jōzəβos	*-jōzβos	*-jōzβos
locative	*-jōzəβos	*-jōzβos	*-jōzβos

(rare) alternatively, with ablaut:

Declension of *-jōs (consonant stem)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jez
vocative	*-jōs	*-jōs	*-jez
accusative	*-jezem	*-jezem	*-jez
genitive	*-jezes, -jezos	*-jezes, -jezos	*-jezes, -jezos
dative	*-jezei	*-jezei	*-jezei
ablative	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?
locative	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?	*-jezi? -jeze?
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*-jezes	*-jezes	*-jezā
vocative	*-jezes	*-jezes	*-jezā
accusative	*-jezens	*-jezens	*-jezā
genitive	*-jezom	*-jezom	*-jezom
dative	*-jezəβos	*-jezβos	*-jezβos
ablative	*-jezəβos	*-jezβos	*-jezβos
locative	*-jezəβos	*-jezβos	*-jezβos

Related terms

• *-jos

Descendants

• Latin: -ior