Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-iHnos

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

Alternative forms

• *-ih₁nos

Etymology

From *-nós. (Can this^{( )} etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

*-iHnos

1. Creates adjectives of materials.

Inflection

Thematic
	masculine	feminine
nominative	*-iHnos	*-iHneh₂
genitive	*-iHnosyo	*-iHneh₂s
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-iHnos	*-iHnoh₁	*-iHnoes
vocative	*-iHne	*-iHnoh₁	*-iHnoes
accusative	*-iHnom	*-iHnoh₁	*-iHnoms
genitive	*-iHnosyo	*?	*-iHnoHom
ablative	*-iHnead	*?	*-iHnomos, *-iHnobʰos
dative	*-iHnoey	*?	*-iHnomos, *-iHnobʰos
locative	*-iHney, *-iHnoy	*?	*-iHnoysu
instrumental	*-iHnoh₁	*?	*-iHnōys
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-iHneh₂	*-iHneh₂h₁(e)	*-iHneh₂es
vocative	*-iHneh₂	*-iHneh₂h₁(e)	*-iHneh₂es
accusative	*-iHnām	*-iHneh₂h₁(e)	*-iHneh₂m̥s
genitive	*-iHneh₂s	*?	*-iHneh₂oHom
ablative	*-iHneh₂s	*?	*-iHneh₂mos, *-iHneh₂bʰos
dative	*-iHneh₂ey	*?	*-iHneh₂mos, *-iHneh₂bʰos
locative	*-iHneh₂, *-iHneh₂i	*?	*-iHneh₂su
instrumental	*-iHneh₂h₁	*?	*-iHneh₂mis, *-iHneh₂bʰis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-iHnom	*-iHnoy(h₁)	*-iHneh₂
vocative	*-iHnom	*-iHnoy(h₁)	*-iHneh₂
accusative	*-iHnom	*-iHnoy(h₁)	*-iHneh₂
genitive	*-iHnosyo	*?	*-iHnoHom
ablative	*-iHnead	*?	*-iHnomos, *-iHnobʰos
dative	*-iHnoey	*?	*-iHnomos, *-iHnobʰos
locative	*-iHney, *-iHnoy	*?	*-iHnoysu
instrumental	*-iHnoh₁	*?	*-iHnōys

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European adjectives suffixed with *-iHnos not found

Descendants

• Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: -այն (-ayn), -ին (-in)
• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-īˀnas
  • Lithuanian: -inas
  • Latvian: -īns, -ains
  • Proto-Slavic: *-inъ (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Celtic: *-īnos (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *-īnaz (adjective of material) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: -ινος (-inos) (forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to', including adjectives of material)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-iHnas
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
    • Sanskrit: -ईन (-īna)
  • Proto-Iranian: *-a-yHnah (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *-īnos (see there for further descendants)

References

• For Greek, Moulton and Howard, page 359.