Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/-ištʰas

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *-istHos, from *-yōs (relative suffix) +‎ *-tHós (adjectival suffix).[1][2] Cognate with Ancient Greek -ιστος (-istos), Proto-Germanic *-istaz.

    Suffix

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    *-ištʰas

    1. superlative adjectival suffix.

    Declension

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    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *-ištʰas *-ištʰaH
    genitive *-ištʰasya *-ištʰaHs
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *-ištʰas *-ištʰaH *-ištʰās
    vocative *-ištʰa *-ištʰaH *-ištʰās
    accusative *-ištʰam *-ištʰaH *-ištʰans
    genitive *-ištʰasya *? *-ištʰām
    ablative *-ištʰāt *? *-ištʰamas
    dative *-ištʰāy *? *-ištʰamas
    locative *-ištʰay *? *-ištʰayšu
    instrumental *-ištʰaH *? *-ištʰāš
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *-ištʰaH *-ištʰaH(a) *-ištʰaHas
    vocative *-ištʰaH *-ištʰaH(a) *-ištʰaHas
    accusative *-ištʰaHa *-ištʰaH(a) *-ištʰaHas
    genitive *-ištʰaHs *? *-ištʰaHaHam
    ablative *-ištʰaHs *? *-ištʰaHmas
    dative *-ištʰaHay *? *-ištʰaHmas
    locative *-ištʰaH, *-ištʰaHi *? *-ištʰaHsu
    instrumental *-ištʰaHH *? *-ištʰaHbʰi
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *-ištʰam *-ištʰay(H) *-ištʰaH
    vocative *-ištʰam *-ištʰay(H) *-ištʰaH
    accusative *-ištʰam *-ištʰay(H) *-ištʰaH
    genitive *-ištʰasya *? *-ištʰām
    ablative *-ištʰāt *? *-ištʰamas
    dative *-ištʰāy *? *-ištʰamas
    locative *-ištʰay *? *-ištʰayšu
    instrumental *-ištʰaH *? *-ištʰāš

    Descendants

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    Category Proto-Indo-Iranian adjectives suffixed with *-ištʰas not found
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-iṣṭʰas
    • Proto-Iranian: *-ištah[3]

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 221
    2. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 284
    3. ^ Windfuhr, Gernot (2010) The Iranian Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), Oxon, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 79-80