Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tónos

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This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tónos (string, chord).[1]

Noun

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*tónos m

  1. rope, cord
  2. tension

Inflection

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O-stem, masc./fem.
Nominative *tónos
Genitive *tónoyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *tónos *tónō *tónoi
Vocative *tóne *tónō *tónoi
Accusative *tónon *tónō *tónons
Genitive *tónoyyo *tónoyyun *tónōn
Dative *tónōi *tónoyyun *tónois
Locative *tónoi, -ei ? *tónoihi
Instrumental *tónō ? *tónōis

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: τόνος (tónos)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τείνω (> DER 1. τόνος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1457-8