Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tis

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

Suffix

*(é)-tis f

1. Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*(é)-tis
genitive	*(Ø)-téys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(é)-tis	*(é)-tih₁(e)	*(é)-teyes
vocative	*(é)-ti	*(é)-tih₁(e)	*(é)-teyes
accusative	*(é)-tim	*(é)-tih₁(e)	*(é)-tims
genitive	*(Ø)-téys	*?	*(Ø)-téyoHom
ablative	*(Ø)-téys	*?	*(Ø)-tímos
dative	*(Ø)-téyey	*?	*(Ø)-tímos
locative	*(Ø)-téy, *(Ø)-tḗy	*?	*(Ø)-tísu
instrumental	*(Ø)-tíh₁	*?	*(Ø)-tímis

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-tis

Descendants

• Proto-Hellenic: *-tis
  • Ancient Greek: -τις (-tis)

    Attic Greek: -σις (-sis)

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-tiš
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-tiṣ
    • Sanskrit: -ति (-ti)
  • Proto-Iranian: *-tiš
    • Avestan: -𐬙𐬌 (-ti)
• Italic:
  • Latin: -tis, -tim, -ti(ō)
• Proto-Germanic: *-þiz (also the variant forms *-diz, *-tiz, *-siz)
• Proto-Slavic: *-tь; *-ti (infinitive suffix)