Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ǵérh₂onts

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old, to mature”) +‎ *-onts (Caland system suffix).

Adjective

*ǵérh₂onts

1. old

   Synonym: *sénos

   Antonym: *h₂yéwHō

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*ǵérh₂onts	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂
genitive	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tés	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂s
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ǵérh₂onts	*ǵérh₂onth₁(e)	*ǵérh₂ontes
vocative	*ǵérh₂ont	*ǵérh₂onth₁(e)	*ǵérh₂ontes
accusative	*ǵérh₂ontm̥	*ǵérh₂onth₁(e)	*ǵérh₂ontm̥s
genitive	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tés	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tóHom
ablative	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tés	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tmós, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tbʰós
dative	*ǵr̥h₂n̥téy	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tmós, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tbʰós
locative	*ǵr̥h₂ént, *ǵr̥h₂énti	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tsú
instrumental	*ǵr̥h₂n̥téh₁	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tmís, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tbʰís
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂h₁(e)	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂es
vocative	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂h₁(e)	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂es
accusative	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂m̥	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂h₁(e)	*ǵr̥h₂éntih₂m̥s
genitive	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂s	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂oHom
ablative	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂s	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂mos, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂bʰos
dative	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂ey	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂mos, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂bʰos
locative	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂i	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂su
instrumental	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂h₁	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂mis, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tyéh₂bʰis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ǵérh₂ont	*ǵérh₂ontih₁	*ǵérh₂onth₂
vocative	*ǵérh₂ont	*ǵérh₂ontih₁	*ǵérh₂onth₂
accusative	*ǵérh₂ont	*ǵérh₂ontih₁	*ǵérh₂onth₂
genitive	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tés	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tóHom
ablative	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tés	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tmós, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tbʰós
dative	*ǵr̥h₂n̥téy	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tmós, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tbʰós
locative	*ǵr̥h₂ént, *ǵr̥h₂énti	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tsú
instrumental	*ǵr̥h₂n̥téh₁	*?	*ǵr̥h₂n̥tmís, *ǵr̥h₂n̥tbʰís

Descendants

• Proto-Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: ծերուն (cerun) (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Armenian: ծերունի (ceruni) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic: *géronts
  • Ancient Greek: γέρων (gérōn, “old man”) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ȷ́árHans (see there for further descendants)
• Messapic: δερανθοα (deranthoa /⁠derant'uā⁠/, “senate”, loc. sg. f.)