𒋼𒂊𒃷

Hittite

𒋼𒂊𒃷
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Alternative forms

  • 𒋼𒂊𒂵𒀭 (te-e-ga-a(n))
  • 𒋼𒃷 (te-kán)

Etymology

From Proto-Anatolian *déǵm (cognate with Luwian 𒋾𒄿𒀀𒄠𒈪𒅖 (tiyammiš), 𔓤 (takam)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm (earth) (cognate with Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa), Avestan 𐬰𐬃 (zā̊), Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), Tocharian A tkaṃ, Tocharian B keṃ, Albanian dhe, Latin humus, Old Irish , Lithuanian žẽmė, Old Church Slavonic землꙗ (zemlja).)

Noun

𒋼𒂊𒃷 (tēkan) n

  1. earth

Inflection

Phonemic transcription (IPA)
Neuter gender Singular Plural
nominative tɛkan
accusative tɛkan
genitive tknaːš
dative-locative tkniː
allative tknaː
ablative tknaːt͡s tknaːt͡s
instrumental *tkaːntː? *tkaːntː?
An endigless locative "tkaːn" is also attested
Broad transcription
Neuter gender Singular Plural
nominative tēkan
accusative tēkan
genitive takāš
dative-locative taknī
allative taknā
ablative taknāz(a) taknāz(a)
instrumental *takānt? *takānt?
An endigless locative "tagān" is also attested
Transliteration
Neuter gender Singular Plural
nominative te-e-kán
accusative te-e-kán
genitive ták-na-aš
dative-locative ták-ni-i
allative ták-na-a
ablative ták-na-a-az ták-na-a-az
instrumental *ták-na-a-an-ta? *ták-na-a-an-ta?
An endigless locative "ta-ga-a-an" is also attested
Cuneiform
Neuter gender Singular Plural
nominative 𒋼𒂊𒃷
accusative 𒋼𒂊𒃷
genitive 𒁖𒈾𒀸
dative-locative 𒁖𒉌𒄿
allative 𒁖𒈾𒀀
ablative 𒁖𒈾𒀀𒊍 𒁖𒈾𒀀𒊍
instrumental *𒁖𒈾𒀀𒀭𒋫? *𒁖𒈾𒀀𒀭𒋫?
An endigless locative "𒋫𒂵𒀀𒀭" is also attested
  • 𒋫𒂵𒀭𒍣𒉺𒀸 (tagānzepaš)

References

  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 858
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