Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/ptólis
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis, from *tpelH- (“fortification, city”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*ptólis f
Inflection
[edit]| I-stem, masc./fem. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ptólis | ||
| Genitive | *ptóleyos, -ēyos | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ptólis | *ptóleye, -ēye | *ptóleyes, -ēyes |
| Vocative | *ptóli | *ptóleye, -ēye | *ptóleyes, -ēyes |
| Accusative | *ptólin | *ptóleye, -ēye | *ptólins, -ēyəs, -iyəs |
| Genitive | *ptóleyos, -ēyos | ? | *ptóliyōn |
| Dative | *ptóleyei, -ēyei | ? | *ptólipʰi |
| Locative | *ptólēy, -ēyi | ? | *ptólihi |
| Instrumental | *ptóliye? | ? | *ptólipʰi |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πόλις”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1219-20