Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/génos

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 *ǵénh₁os (race, lineage).[1]

    Noun

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    *génos n

    1. family
    2. race

    Inflection

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    S-stem, neuter
    Nominative *génos
    Genitive *génehos
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative *génos *génehe *géneha
    Vocative *génos *génehe *géneha
    Accusative *génos *génehe *géneha
    Genitive *génehos *génehoyyun *génehōn
    Dative *génehei *génehoyyun *génespʰi
    Locative *génehi ? *génessi
    Instrumental *génehē ? *génespʰi

    Descendants

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    • Ancient Greek: γένος (génos) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γένος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 266