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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-ts

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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

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Suffix

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*(ó)-ts or *(é)-ts f

  1. Derives action nouns from verbal roots.

Inflection

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Older acrostatic pattern:

Athematic, acrostatic
singular
nominative *(ó)-ts
genitive *(é)-ts
singular dual plural
nominative *(ó)-ts *(ó)-tsh₁(e) *(ó)-tses
vocative *(ó)-ts *(ó)-tsh₁(e) *(ó)-tses
accusative *(ó)-tsm̥ *(ó)-tsh₁(e) *(ó)-tsm̥s
genitive *(é)-ts *? *(é)-toHom
ablative *(é)-ts *? *(é)-tmos, *(é)-tbʰos
dative *(é)-tey *? *(é)-tmos, *(é)-tbʰos
locative *(é)-t, *(é)-ti *? *(é)-tsu
instrumental *(é)-th₁ *? *(é)-tmis, *(é)-tbʰis

Later hysterokinetic pattern:

Athematic, hysterokinetic
singular
nominative *(é)-ts
genitive *(Ø)-tés
singular dual plural
nominative *(é)-ts *(é)-h₁(e) *(é)-es
vocative *(é)- *(é)-h₁(e) *(é)-es
accusative *(é)-m̥ *(é)-h₁(e) *(é)-m̥s
genitive *(Ø)-tés *? *(Ø)-tóHom
ablative *(Ø)-tés *? *(Ø)-tmós, *(Ø)-tbʰós
dative *(Ø)-téy *? *(Ø)-tmós, *(Ø)-tbʰós
locative *(é)-, *(é)-i *? *(Ø)-tsú
instrumental *(Ø)-téh₁ *? *(Ø)-tmís, *(Ø)-tbʰís

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-ts
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-ts
      • Sanskrit: -त् (-t) (unproductive)
    • Proto-Iranian: *-ts

References

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  • Vijūnas, Aurelijus (2009), The Indo-European Primary T-Stems[1], Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN