Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷonā

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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 *gʷḗn (woman).[1]

Noun

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*gʷonā f

  1. woman

Inflection

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Ā stem, irregular
Nominative *gʷonā́
Genitive *gʷonaikós
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *gʷonā́ *gʷonáike *gʷonáikes
Vocative *gʷonái *gʷonáike *gʷonáikes
Accusative *gʷonáikə *gʷonáike *gʷonáikəs
Genitive *gʷonaikós *gʷonaikóin *gʷonaikṓn
Dative *gʷonaikéi *gʷonaikóin *gʷonáikpʰi
Locative *gʷonaikí ? *gʷonáiksi
Instrumental *gʷonáike ? *gʷonáikpʰi

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γυνή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 291-2