Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mr̥yétor

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 *mer- +‎ *-yéti.

    Verb

    *mr̥yétor (imperfective)[1][2][3][4]

    1. to die

    Conjugation

    Imperfective, thematic, middle only
    3rd singular *mr̥yétor
    3rd plural *mr̥yóntor
    Middle voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *mr̥yóh₂er *mr̥yóh₂e — *mr̥yṓh₂er *mr̥yóyh₂e
    2nd singular *mr̥yéth₂er *mr̥yéth₂e *mr̥yéso *mr̥yḗth₂er *mr̥yóyth₂e
    3rd singular *mr̥yétor *mr̥yéto *? *mr̥yḗtor *mr̥yóyto, *mr̥yóyh₁o
    1st dual *mr̥yówosdʰh₂ *mr̥yówedʰh₂ — *mr̥yṓwosdʰh₂ *mr̥yóywedʰh₂
    2nd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    3rd dual *? *? *? *? *?
    1st plural *mr̥yómosdʰh₂ *mr̥yómedʰh₂ — *mr̥yṓmosdʰh₂ *mr̥yóymedʰh₂
    2nd plural *mr̥yédʰh₂we *mr̥yédʰh₂we *mr̥yédʰh₂we *mr̥yḗdʰh₂we *mr̥yóydʰh₂we
    3rd plural *mr̥yóntor *mr̥yónto *? *mr̥yṓntor *mr̥yóyro
    Participle *mr̥yómnos

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *mertéi (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *mriyátay (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *morjōr (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995), New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95
    2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*mer-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 439
    3. ^ 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
    4. ^ Charles R. Barton (31 December 1980), “Notes on the Baltic Preterite”, in Indogermanische Forschungen (1980)‎[1], volume 85, number 1980, →DOI, →ISSN, page 263
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