Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/inˀmen

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This Proto-Balto-Slavic 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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥h₃men-, the oblique stem of *h₁nómn̥.

Noun

*inˀmen n[1][2]

  1. name

Inflection

Declension of *inˀmen (consonant stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *inˀmen *inˀmenīˀ *inˀmenāˀ?
Accusative *inˀmen *inˀmenīˀ *inˀmenāˀ?
Genitive *inˀmenes *inˀmenauš? *inˀmenun
Locative *inˀmen(i)? *inˀmenauš? *inˀmenišu
Dative *inˀmenei *inˀmenimō *inˀmenimas
Instrumental *inˀmenēˀ? *inˀmenimō *inˀmenimiš
Vocative *inˀmen *inˀmenīˀ *inˀmenāˀ?

Descendants

  • Old Prussian: emmens (gen. sg.), emnen (acc. sg.)
  • Proto-Slavic: *jьmę (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*jьmę”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 212:*inʔmen-
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “emmens”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 556:*inʔmen-