Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁wersós

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 *h₁wers- (to rain) +‎ *-ós (adjectival suffix).[1][2]

    Adjective

    *h₁wersós

    1. wet
    2. rainy

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *h₁wersós *h₁werséh₂
    genitive *h₁wersósyo *h₁werséh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *h₁wersós *h₁wersóh₁ *h₁wersóes
    vocative *h₁wersé *h₁wersóh₁ *h₁wersóes
    accusative *h₁wersóm *h₁wersóh₁ *h₁wersóms
    genitive *h₁wersósyo *? *h₁wersóHom
    ablative *h₁werséad *? *h₁wersómos, *h₁wersóbʰos
    dative *h₁wersóey *? *h₁wersómos, *h₁wersóbʰos
    locative *h₁werséy, *h₁wersóy *? *h₁wersóysu
    instrumental *h₁wersóh₁ *? *h₁wersṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *h₁werséh₂ *h₁werséh₂h₁(e) *h₁werséh₂es
    vocative *h₁werséh₂ *h₁werséh₂h₁(e) *h₁werséh₂es
    accusative *h₁wersā́m *h₁werséh₂h₁(e) *h₁werséh₂m̥s
    genitive *h₁werséh₂s *? *h₁werséh₂oHom
    ablative *h₁werséh₂s *? *h₁werséh₂mos, *h₁werséh₂bʰos
    dative *h₁werséh₂ey *? *h₁werséh₂mos, *h₁werséh₂bʰos
    locative *h₁werséh₂, *h₁werséh₂i *? *h₁werséh₂su
    instrumental *h₁werséh₂h₁ *? *h₁werséh₂mis, *h₁werséh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *h₁wersóm *h₁wersóy(h₁) *h₁werséh₂
    vocative *h₁wersóm *h₁wersóy(h₁) *h₁werséh₂
    accusative *h₁wersóm *h₁wersóy(h₁) *h₁werséh₂
    genitive *h₁wersósyo *? *h₁wersóHom
    ablative *h₁werséad *? *h₁wersómos, *h₁wersóbʰos
    dative *h₁wersóey *? *h₁wersómos, *h₁wersóbʰos
    locative *h₁werséy, *h₁wersóy *? *h₁wersóysu
    instrumental *h₁wersóh₁ *? *h₁wersṓys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Hellenic: *ewérsā, *awérsā (an accent-retracted nominalization/collective)
      • Ancient Greek: ἕρση (hérsē, dew)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hwaršás (adjective)

    References

    1. ^ Nussbaum, Alan (2017), “Agentive and Other Derivatives of “τόμος-Type” Nouns”, in Claire Le Feuvre, Daniel Petit, Georges-Jean Pinault, editors, Verbal Adjectives and Participles in Indo-European Languages. Proceedings of the Arbeitstagung of the Indo-European Society, Paris, 24–26 September 2014, Bremen: Hempen, page 255-256 of 232–266
    2. ^ Höfler, Stefan (2019), Story of O: On a peculiar substantivization type in PIE[1], Leiden: 5th Indo-European Research Colloquium