Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/awoidā́

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

Etymology

From or equivalent to *awéidō (“to sing”) +‎ *-ā́.[1] Beekes compares Sanskrit वदति (vadati, “to say, speak”) and Proto-Slavic *vaditi (“to argue; scold”).

Noun

*awoidā́ f

  1. song

Inflection

Ā-stem, feminine
singular dual plural
nominative *awoidā́ *awoidáe *awoidái
vocative *awoidā́ *awoidáe *awoidái
accusative *awoidā́n *awoidáe *awoidáns
genitive *awoidā́s *awoidáyyun *awoidā́ōn
dative *awoidā́i *awoidáyyun *awoidáis
locative *awoidā́i? *? *awoidā́hi
instrumental *awoidā́ *? *awoidā́is

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ἀοιδή (aoidḗ)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀείδω (> DER ἀοιδή)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
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