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Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tónos

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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 *tónos (string, chord).[1]

    Noun

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    *tónos m

    1. rope, cord
    2. tension

    Inflection

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    O-stem, masc./fem.
    singular dual plural
    nominative *tónos *tónō *tónoi
    vocative *tóne *tónō *tónoi
    accusative *tónon *tónō *tónons
    genitive *tónoyyo *tónoyyun *tónōn
    dative *tónōi *tónoyyun *tónois
    locative *tónoi, -ei *tónoihi
    instrumental *tónō *tónōis

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek: τόνος (tónos)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τείνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-8:DER > line 1 > 1. τόνος)