𒋼𒂊𒃷
Hittite
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Anatolian *déǵm̥ (cognate with Luwian 𒋾𒄿𒀀𒄠𒈪𒅖 (tiyammiš), 𔓤 (takam)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”) (cognate with Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa), Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊), Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), Tocharian A tkaṃ, Tocharian B keṃ, Albanian dhe, Latin humus, Old Irish dú, Lithuanian žẽmė, Old Church Slavonic землꙗ (zemlja).)
Noun
𒋼𒂊𒃷 • (tēkan) n
Inflection
| Broad transcription | ||
|---|---|---|
| noun class | ||
| Neuter gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | tēkan | – |
| tɛkan | – | |
| accusative | tēkan | – |
| tɛkan | – | |
| genitive | takāš | – |
| tknáːš | – | |
| dative-locative | taknī | – |
| tknː, tkáːn | – | |
| allative | taknā | – |
| tknáː | ||
| ablative | taknāz(a) | taknāz(a) |
| tknáːt͡s | tknáːt͡s | |
| instrumental | *takānt? | *takānt? |
| *tkáːntː? | *tkáːntː? | |
| An endigless locative "tagān" is also attested | ||
| Cuneiform | ||
|---|---|---|
| noun class | ||
| Neuter gender | Singular | Plural |
| nominative | 𒋼𒂊𒃷 | – |
| te-e-kán | – | |
| accusative | 𒋼𒂊𒃷 | – |
| te-e-kán | – | |
| genitive | 𒁖𒈾𒀸 | – |
| ták-na-aš | – | |
| dative-locative | 𒁖𒉌𒄿 | – |
| ták-ni-i | – | |
| allative | 𒁖𒈾𒀀 | – |
| ták-na-a | ||
| ablative | 𒁖𒈾𒀀𒊍 | 𒁖𒈾𒀀𒊍 |
| ták-na-a-az | ták-na-a-az | |
| instrumental | *𒁖𒈾𒀀𒀭𒋫? | *𒁖𒈾𒀀𒀭𒋫? |
| *ták-na-a-an-ta? | *ták-na-a-an-ta? | |
| An endigless locative "ta-ga-a-an" is also attested | ||
Related terms
- 𒋫𒂵𒀭𒍣𒉺𒀸 (tagānzepaš)
References
- Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 858