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Personal pronouns (nominative case)
edit| Pronoun | PIE | PC |
|---|---|---|
| I | *éǵ > *me [acc.] | *mī |
| You | *túh₂ | *tū |
| He | *ís | *se |
| She | *só [m.] > *séh₂ [f.] > variant *sih₂ | *sī |
| It | *íd | *ed |
| We | *wéy > *nos [acc.] > variant *nēs | *snīs; *snīsnīs |
| You (all) | *yū́ > *wos [acc.] > variant *wēs | *swīs; *swīswīs |
| They (m.) | *éyes | *eyes |
Three examples of verbs
edit(The following examples lack the dual plural and are conjugated in the present tense)
| Pronoun | PIE | PC |
|---|---|---|
| I | *bʰéroh₂ | *berū |
| You | *bʰéresi | *beresi |
| He, she, it | *bʰéreti | *bereti |
| We | *bʰéromos | *beromosi |
| You (all) | *bʰérete | *beretesi |
| They | *bʰéronti | *beronti |
| Pronoun | PIE | PC |
|---|---|---|
| I | *h₁ésmi | *esmi |
| You | *h₁ési | *esi |
| He, she, it | *h₁ésti | *esti |
| We | *h₁smós | *esomosi |
| You (all) | *h₁sté | *esetesi |
| They | *h₁sénti | *esonti |
Examples of noun declension
edit(The following examples lack the dual number)
Masculine noun
edit| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | PIE *h₂ŕ̥tḱos > PC *artos | PIE *h₂ŕ̥tḱoes > PC *artoi |
| Gen. | *h₂ŕ̥tḱosyo > *artī | *h₂ŕ̥tḱoHom > *artom |
| Dat. | *h₂ŕ̥tḱoey > *artūi | *h₂ŕ̥tḱomos > *artobos |
| Acc. | *h₂ŕ̥tḱom > *artom | *h₂ŕ̥tḱoms > *artoms |
| Voc. | *h₂ŕ̥tḱe > *arte | *h₂ŕ̥tḱoes > *artūs |
| Loc. | *h₂ŕ̥tḱey > *artei | *h₂ŕ̥tḱoysu > ? |
| Instr. | *h₂ŕ̥tḱoh₁ > *artū | *h₂ŕ̥tḱōys > *artūis |
Feminine noun
edit| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | PIE *ln̥dʰéh₂ > PC *landā | PIE *ln̥dʰéh₂es > PC *landās |
| Gen. | *ln̥dʰéh₂s > *landās | *ln̥dʰéh₂oHom > *landom |
| Dat. | *ln̥dʰéh₂ey > *landāi | *ln̥dʰéh₂mos > *landābos |
| Acc. | *ln̥dʰā́m > *landam | *ln̥dʰéh₂m̥s > *landāms |
| Voc. | *ln̥dʰéh₂ > *landā | *ln̥dʰéh₂es > *landās |
| Loc. | *ln̥dʰéh₂i > *landai | *ln̥dʰéh₂su > ? |
| Instr. | *ln̥dʰéh₂h₁ > ? | *ln̥dʰéh₂mis > *landābis |
Neuter noun
edit| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | PIE *yugóm > PC *yugom | PIE *yugéh₂ > PC *yugā |
| Gen. | *yugósyo > *yugī | *yugóHom > *yugom |
| Dat. | *yugóey > *yugūi | *yugómos > *yugobos |
| Acc. | *yugóm > *yugom | *yugéh₂ > *yugā |
| Voc. | *yugóm > *yugom | *yugéh₂ > *yugā |
| Loc. | *yugéy > *yugei | *yugóysu > ? |
| Instr. | *yugóh₁ > *yugū | *yugṓys > *yugūis |
An example of adjectival declension
edit(The following example lacks the dual number)
| Case | Masculine
(singular) |
Feminine
(singular) |
Neuter
(singular) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | PIE *h₂ḱrós > PC *akros | PIE *h₂ḱréh₂ > PC *akrā | PIE *h₂ḱróm > PC *akrom |
| Gen. | *h₂ḱrósyo > *akrī | *h₂ḱréh₂s > *akrās | *h₂ḱrósyo > *akrī |
| Dat. | *h₂ḱróey > *akrūi | *h₂ḱréh₂ey > *akrai | *h₂ḱróey > *akrūi |
| Acc. | *h₂ḱróm > *akrom | *h₂ḱrā́m > *akram | *h₂ḱróm > *akrom |
| Voc. | *h₂ḱré > *akre | *h₂ḱréh₂ > *akrā | *h₂ḱróm > *akrom |
| Instr. | *h₂ḱróh₁ > *akrū | *h₂ḱréh₂h₁ > ? | *h₂ḱróh₁ > *akrū |
| Case | Masculine
(plural) |
Feminine
(plural) |
Neuter
(plural) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | PIE *h₂ḱróes > PC *akroi | PIE *h₂ḱréh₂es > PC *akrās | PIE *h₂ḱréh₂ > PC *akrā |
| Gen. | *h₂ḱróHom > *akrom | *h₂ḱréh₂oHom > *akrom | *h₂ḱróHom > *akrom |
| Dat. | *h₂ḱrómos > *akrobos | *h₂ḱréh₂mos > *akrābos | *h₂ḱrómos > *akrobis |
| Acc. | *h₂ḱróms > *akroms | *h₂ḱréh₂m̥s > *akrams | *h₂ḱréh₂ > *akrā |
| Voc. | *h₂ḱróes > *akroi | *h₂ḱréh₂es > *akrās | *h₂ḱréh₂ > *akrā |
| Instr. | *h₂ḱrṓys > *akrobis | *h₂ḱréh₂mis > *akrābis | *h₂ḱrṓys > *akrobis |
Numerals
editAll know numerals in Hittite are inflected in the nominative case.
| Numeral | PIE | PAn | Hitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| One (1) | *h₁óynos > h₁óyn̥ki
*is + (h₁)yós ? |
*ayanki
? ? |
a-an-ki (𒀀𒀭𒆠)
šia-[1] ās |
| Two (2) | *dwóh₁ | ? | dā-; tuwa/i-; ta-us[2]; ta-el |
| Three (3) | *tréyes | *trḗs | tri-es |
| Four (4) | *kʷetwóres | *gʷetʷóres | meyawas, mēwas (Lycian teteri) |
| Five (5) | *pénkʷe | ? | (Luwian paⁿta) |
| Six (6) | *swéḱs | ? | ? |
| Seven (7) | *septḿ̥ | *septam | šiptam- |
| Eight (8) | *(h₁)oḱtṓw | ? | (Lycian aitãta) |
| Nine (9) | *h₁néwn̥ | *ʔnū́n | (Luwian nuntata)
(Lycian nuwa[n?]) |
| Ten (10) | *déḱm̥ | ? | (Lycian sñta?) |
- ^ Shields, Kenneth (2010-12-12). "Hittite šia-'1' and its implications for the etymology of Indo-European numerals". Indogermanische Forschungen. 115 (2010): 110–117. doi:10.1515/9783110222814.1.110. ISSN 1613-0405.
- ^ "Hittite Grammar - Numbers". www.assyrianlanguages.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.