Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/tritós

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 *tri- +‎ *-tós.

    Determiner

    *tritós[1]

    1. third

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *tritós *tritéh₂
    genitive *tritósyo *tritéh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *tritós *tritóh₁ *tritóes
    vocative *trité *tritóh₁ *tritóes
    accusative *tritóm *tritóh₁ *tritóms
    genitive *tritósyo *? *tritóHom
    ablative *tritéad *? *tritómos, *tritóbʰos
    dative *tritóey *? *tritómos, *tritóbʰos
    locative *tritéy, *tritóy *? *tritóysu
    instrumental *tritóh₁ *? *tritṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *tritéh₂ *tritéh₂h₁(e) *tritéh₂es
    vocative *tritéh₂ *tritéh₂h₁(e) *tritéh₂es
    accusative *tritā́m *tritéh₂h₁(e) *tritéh₂m̥s
    genitive *tritéh₂s *? *tritéh₂oHom
    ablative *tritéh₂s *? *tritéh₂mos, *tritéh₂bʰos
    dative *tritéh₂ey *? *tritéh₂mos, *tritéh₂bʰos
    locative *tritéh₂, *tritéh₂i *? *tritéh₂su
    instrumental *tritéh₂h₁ *? *tritéh₂mis, *tritéh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *tritóm *tritóy(h₁) *tritéh₂
    vocative *tritóm *tritóy(h₁) *tritéh₂
    accusative *tritóm *tritóy(h₁) *tritéh₂
    genitive *tritósyo *? *tritóHom
    ablative *tritéad *? *tritómos, *tritóbʰos
    dative *tritóey *? *tritómos, *tritóbʰos
    locative *tritéy, *tritóy *? *tritóysu
    instrumental *tritóh₁ *? *tritṓys

    Alternative reconstructions

    • *tr̥tyos

    Descendants

    • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *tirtias, *tretias
    • Proto-Germanic: *þridjô (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
    • Proto-Italic:

    References

    1. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010), Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell