Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/warḗn

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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 *wr̥h₁ḗn (lamb).[1]

Noun

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*warḗn

  1. lamb

Inflection

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Consonant stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *warḗn
Genitive *warénos
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *warḗn *waréne *warénes
Vocative *warén *waréne *warénes
Accusative *warénə *waréne *warénəs
Genitive *warénos *warénoyyun *warénōn
Dative *warénei *warénoyyun *warénpʰi
Locative *waréni ? *warénsi
Instrumental *warénē ? *warénpʰi

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: ἀρήν (arḗn) < ϝᾰρήν (warḗn)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀρήν, ἀρνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 129