Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-is

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

Suffix

*(ó)-is f

1. Forms nouns from verbs.
2. Forms nouns from thematic adjectives.

   ‎*h₂eḱrós (“sharp”) + ‎*-is → ‎*h₂óḱris (“sharp place”)

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*(ó)-is
genitive	*(é)-is
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(ó)-is	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
vocative	*(ó)-i	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
accusative	*(ó)-im	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-ims
genitive	*(é)-is	*?	*(é)-yoHom
ablative	*(é)-is	*?	*(é)-imos, *(é)-ibʰos
dative	*(é)-yey	*?	*(é)-imos, *(é)-ibʰos
locative	*(é)-i	*?	*(é)-isu
instrumental	*(é)-ih₁	*?	*(é)-imis, *(é)-ibʰis

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*(ó)-is
genitive	*(Ø)-éys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(ó)-is	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
vocative	*(ó)-i	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-eyes
accusative	*(ó)-im	*(ó)-ih₁(e)	*(ó)-ims
genitive	*(Ø)-éys	*?	*(Ø)-éyoHom
ablative	*(Ø)-éys	*?	*(Ø)-ímos, *(Ø)-íbʰos
dative	*(Ø)-éyey	*?	*(Ø)-ímos, *(Ø)-íbʰos
locative	*(Ø)-éy, *(Ø)-ḗy	*?	*(Ø)-ísu
instrumental	*(Ø)-íh₁	*?	*(Ø)-ímis, *(Ø)-íbʰis

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-is

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁léwdʰis

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁n̥gʷnís

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éwis

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂óḱris

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ówis

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/plúsis

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/reh₁ís

Descendants

• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-is
  • Lithuanian: -is
  • Old Prussian: -is
  • Proto-Slavic: *-ь
• Proto-Germanic: *-iz
• Proto-Italic: *-is
  • Latin: -is
• Proto-Hellenic: *-is
  • Ancient Greek: -ις (-is) (possibly; Furnée and Beekes consider it Pre-Greek)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-iš
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-iṣ
    • Sanskrit: -इ (-i) (nom. sg. इः (iḥ))
  • Proto-Iranian: *-iš
    • Avestan: -𐬌 (-i) (nom. sg. -𐬌𐬱 (-iš))