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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/údōr

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).[1]

    Noun

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    *údōr n

    1. water

    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Declension

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    Consonant stem, neuter
    singular dual plural
    nominative *údōr *údəne *údəna
    vocative *údōr *údəne *údəna
    accusative *údōr *údəne *údəna
    genitive *údənos *údənoyyun *údənōn
    dative *údənei *údənoyyun *údənpʰi
    locative *údəni *? *údənsi
    instrumental *údənē *? *údənpʰi

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek: ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) (see there for further descendants)
    • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀄𐀈 (u-do /⁠údōr⁠/)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὕδωρ, -ατος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1526-7