Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/swéḱstos

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

Alternative forms

  • *seḱstHos[1]
  • *sweḱstós

Etymology

    From *swéḱs +‎ *-tós.

    Determiner

    *swéḱstos[2]

    1. sixth

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *swéḱstos *swéḱsteh₂
    genitive *swéḱstosyo *swéḱsteh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *swéḱstos *swéḱstoh₁ *swéḱstoes
    vocative *swéḱste *swéḱstoh₁ *swéḱstoes
    accusative *swéḱstom *swéḱstoh₁ *swéḱstoms
    genitive *swéḱstosyo *? *swéḱstoHom
    ablative *swéḱstead *? *swéḱstomos, *swéḱstobʰos
    dative *swéḱstoey *? *swéḱstomos, *swéḱstobʰos
    locative *swéḱstey, *swéḱstoy *? *swéḱstoysu
    instrumental *swéḱstoh₁ *? *swéḱstōys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *swéḱsteh₂ *swéḱsteh₂h₁(e) *swéḱsteh₂es
    vocative *swéḱsteh₂ *swéḱsteh₂h₁(e) *swéḱsteh₂es
    accusative *swéḱstām *swéḱsteh₂h₁(e) *swéḱsteh₂m̥s
    genitive *swéḱsteh₂s *? *swéḱsteh₂oHom
    ablative *swéḱsteh₂s *? *swéḱsteh₂mos, *swéḱsteh₂bʰos
    dative *swéḱsteh₂ey *? *swéḱsteh₂mos, *swéḱsteh₂bʰos
    locative *swéḱsteh₂, *swéḱsteh₂i *? *swéḱsteh₂su
    instrumental *swéḱsteh₂h₁ *? *swéḱsteh₂mis, *swéḱsteh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *swéḱstom *swéḱstoy(h₁) *swéḱsteh₂
    vocative *swéḱstom *swéḱstoy(h₁) *swéḱsteh₂
    accusative *swéḱstom *swéḱstoy(h₁) *swéḱsteh₂
    genitive *swéḱstosyo *? *swéḱstoHom
    ablative *swéḱstead *? *swéḱstomos, *swéḱstobʰos
    dative *swéḱstoey *? *swéḱstomos, *swéḱstobʰos
    locative *swéḱstey, *swéḱstoy *? *swéḱstoysu
    instrumental *swéḱstoh₁ *? *swéḱstōys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *seśtas
      • Proto-Slavic: *šestъ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *swexsos (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *sehtô (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *hwékstos
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *š(w)uštʰás (< *suḱsth₂ós)
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ṣwuṣṭʰás
        • Sanskrit: षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭhá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *sekstos
      • Latin: sextus (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*sehtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 360-361
    2. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004, 2010), Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell, page 132