Indo-European syntax in disguise: The Greek type ἱππεύς and related formations

Indo-European syntax in disguise: The Greek type ἱππεύς and related formations

The Greek noun suffix -ευς is analyzed as a hypostatic u-stem formation based on an instrumental in *-eh₁- with close cognates in Lithuanian -ius and Armenian -oyt‘ < *-eh 1 u-ti-. Thus the type reflects the inherited predicative use of the instrumental case also known from the Old Indic cvi-cons...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indogermanische Forschungen 2019-09, Vol.124 (1), p.279-304
1. Verfasser: Olsen, Birgit Anette
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Armenian language
Cognates
Grammatical case
Greek language
Indo-Aryan languages
Indo-European languages
Latin language
Lithuanian language
Suffixes
Syntax
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Zusammenfassung:The Greek noun suffix -ευς is analyzed as a hypostatic u-stem formation based on an instrumental in *-eh₁- with close cognates in Lithuanian -ius and Armenian -oyt‘ < *-eh 1 u-ti-. Thus the type reflects the inherited predicative use of the instrumental case also known from the Old Indic cvi-constructions and the Latin type rubefaciō.
ISSN:0019-7262
1613-0405
DOI:10.1515/if-2019-0011