Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/lewbʰós

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 *lewbʰ- (to desire, love) +‎ *-ós (adjective suffix).

    Adjective

    *lewbʰós[1]

    1. dear, beloved

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *lewbʰós *lewbʰéh₂
    genitive *lewbʰósyo *lewbʰéh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *lewbʰós *lewbʰóh₁ *lewbʰóes
    vocative *lewbʰé *lewbʰóh₁ *lewbʰóes
    accusative *lewbʰóm *lewbʰóh₁ *lewbʰóms
    genitive *lewbʰósyo *? *lewbʰóHom
    ablative *lewbʰéad *? *lewbʰómos, *lewbʰóbʰos
    dative *lewbʰóey *? *lewbʰómos, *lewbʰóbʰos
    locative *lewbʰéy, *lewbʰóy *? *lewbʰóysu
    instrumental *lewbʰóh₁ *? *lewbʰṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *lewbʰéh₂ *lewbʰéh₂h₁(e) *lewbʰéh₂es
    vocative *lewbʰéh₂ *lewbʰéh₂h₁(e) *lewbʰéh₂es
    accusative *lewbʰā́m *lewbʰéh₂h₁(e) *lewbʰéh₂m̥s
    genitive *lewbʰéh₂s *? *lewbʰéh₂oHom
    ablative *lewbʰéh₂s *? *lewbʰéh₂mos, *lewbʰéh₂bʰos
    dative *lewbʰéh₂ey *? *lewbʰéh₂mos, *lewbʰéh₂bʰos
    locative *lewbʰéh₂, *lewbʰéh₂i *? *lewbʰéh₂su
    instrumental *lewbʰéh₂h₁ *? *lewbʰéh₂mis, *lewbʰéh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *lewbʰóm *lewbʰóy(h₁) *lewbʰéh₂
    vocative *lewbʰóm *lewbʰóy(h₁) *lewbʰéh₂
    accusative *lewbʰóm *lewbʰóy(h₁) *lewbʰéh₂
    genitive *lewbʰósyo *? *lewbʰóHom
    ablative *lewbʰéad *? *lewbʰómos, *lewbʰóbʰos
    dative *lewbʰóey *? *lewbʰómos, *lewbʰóbʰos
    locative *lewbʰéy, *lewbʰóy *? *lewbʰóysu
    instrumental *lewbʰóh₁ *? *lewbʰṓys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *ljaubas
      • Proto-Slavic: *ľubъ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *leubaz (dear, beloved) (see there for further descendants)

    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 245 of 232–266