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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ū
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This Proto-Turkic 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-Turkic
Etymology
Perhaps related to Proto-Tungusic *ŋua- (“to sleep”), *ā- (“to sleep”), Proto-Mongolic *nojir (“sleep”), Proto-Japonic *úi- (“sleep, to sleep”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Declension
Declension of *ū
| Singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | *ū |
| Accusative | *ūnu, *ūnug 1) |
| Genitive | *ūnuŋ |
| Dative | *ūka |
| Locative | *ūda |
| Ablative | *ūdan |
| Instrumental 2) | *ūn |
| Equative 2) | *ūča |
1) Found in early Proto-Turkic.
2) The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
2) The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Turkic languages.
3) Plurality is disputed in Proto-Turkic. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page in Wikibooks.
Derived terms
- *ū-dï- (“to sleep”)
Descendants
References
- Clauson, Gerard (1972), “u:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2
- Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ū-dɨ-, *ū-dɨ-k-la-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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