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Indo-European syntax in disguise

The Greek type ἱππεύς and related formations

  • Birgit Anette Olsen EMAIL logo

Abstract

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‘ < *-eh1u-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.

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