Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mr̥twós
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *mer- (“to die”). According to De Vaan, the word probably emerged from the contamination of *mr̥tós and *mr̥wós (whence perhaps Old Irish marb).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*mr̥twós
Inflection
[edit]| Thematic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *mr̥twós | *mr̥twéh₂ | |
| genitive | *mr̥twósyo | *mr̥twéh₂s | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mr̥twós | *mr̥twóh₁ | *mr̥twóes |
| vocative | *mr̥twé | *mr̥twóh₁ | *mr̥twóes |
| accusative | *mr̥twóm | *mr̥twóh₁ | *mr̥twóms |
| genitive | *mr̥twósyo | *? | *mr̥twóHom |
| ablative | *mr̥twéad | *? | *mr̥twómos, *mr̥twóbʰos |
| dative | *mr̥twóey | *? | *mr̥twómos, *mr̥twóbʰos |
| locative | *mr̥twéy, *mr̥twóy | *? | *mr̥twóysu |
| instrumental | *mr̥twóh₁ | *? | *mr̥twṓys |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mr̥twéh₂ | *mr̥twéh₂h₁(e) | *mr̥twéh₂es |
| vocative | *mr̥twéh₂ | *mr̥twéh₂h₁(e) | *mr̥twéh₂es |
| accusative | *mr̥twā́m | *mr̥twéh₂h₁(e) | *mr̥twéh₂m̥s |
| genitive | *mr̥twéh₂s | *? | *mr̥twéh₂oHom |
| ablative | *mr̥twéh₂s | *? | *mr̥twéh₂mos, *mr̥twéh₂bʰos |
| dative | *mr̥twéh₂ey | *? | *mr̥twéh₂mos, *mr̥twéh₂bʰos |
| locative | *mr̥twéh₂, *mr̥twéh₂i | *? | *mr̥twéh₂su |
| instrumental | *mr̥twéh₂h₁ | *? | *mr̥twéh₂mis, *mr̥twéh₂bʰis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mr̥twóm | *mr̥twóy(h₁) | *mr̥twéh₂ |
| vocative | *mr̥twóm | *mr̥twóy(h₁) | *mr̥twéh₂ |
| accusative | *mr̥twóm | *mr̥twóy(h₁) | *mr̥twéh₂ |
| genitive | *mr̥twósyo | *? | *mr̥twóHom |
| ablative | *mr̥twéad | *? | *mr̥twómos, *mr̥twóbʰos |
| dative | *mr̥twóey | *? | *mr̥twómos, *mr̥twóbʰos |
| locative | *mr̥twéy, *mr̥twóy | *? | *mr̥twóysu |
| instrumental | *mr̥twóh₁ | *? | *mr̥twṓys |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mirtwas
- Proto-Slavic: *mьrtvъ (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *mortwos (see there for further descendants)[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “morior, morī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 389-390