Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/népʰos

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Noun[edit]

*népʰos n[1]

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Inflection[edit]

S-stem, neuter
Nominative *népʰos
Genitive *népʰehos
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *népʰos *népʰehe *népʰeha
Vocative *népʰos *népʰehe *népʰeha
Accusative *népʰos *népʰehe *népʰeha
Genitive *népʰehos *népʰehoyyun *népʰehōn
Dative *népʰehei *népʰehoyyun *népʰespʰi
Locative *népʰehi ? *népʰessi
Instrumental *népʰehē ? *népʰespʰi

Descendants[edit]

  • Ancient Greek: νέφος (néphos) (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέφος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1012