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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-mō

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

Cognates with a different ablaut:

See also *-h₃onh₂-.

Suffix

*(é)-mō m

  1. Creates agent nouns from verbs.

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *(é)-mō
genitive *(Ø)-m̥nés
singular dual plural
nominative *(é)-mō *(é)-monh₁(e) *(é)-mones
vocative *(é)-mon *(é)-monh₁(e) *(é)-mones
accusative *(é)-monm̥ *(é)-monh₁(e) *(é)-monm̥s
genitive *(Ø)-m̥nés *? *(Ø)-m̥nóHom
ablative *(Ø)-m̥nés *? *(Ø)-mn̥mós
dative *(Ø)-m̥néy *? *(Ø)-mn̥mós
locative *(Ø)-mén, *(Ø)-méni *? *(Ø)-mn̥sú
instrumental *(Ø)-m̥néh₁ *? *(Ø)-mn̥mís

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-mō

Descendants

  • Proto-Celtic: *-mū
  • Proto-Hellenic: *-mōn
  • Proto-Germanic: *-mô
    • Proto-West Germanic: *-mō
      • Old Frisian: -ma
        • West Frisian: -me, -tme (literary)
      • Old High German: -mo, -amo, -emo
    • Old East Norse: -mi
      • Old Danish: -mæ
        • Danish: -me (not productive)
      • Old Swedish: -me
        • Swedish: -ma (not productive)
    • Gothic: -𐌼𐌰 (-ma, in 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰 (ahma))
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *-mā
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *-mā
    • Proto-Iranian: *-mā
      • Avestan: -𐬨𐬀 (-ma), -𐬨𐬀𐬥 (-man)
  • Proto-Italic: *-mō
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