Distribution and origin of the Indo-European suffixes *-ih2-.

Georges-Jean Pinault (1)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528

Discussion of the suffixes which can be traced back to Proto-Indo-European *-ih2-. The one was not specialized for feminine, it expressed appurtenance and was related to the formation of individualizing derivatives from collectives. The prehistory of the other one, which expresses possession, is connected with the prehistory of the expression of feminine gender.

Mots clés: Indo-European linguistics; Indo-European morphology; Feminine gender; Collective Number; Nominal derivation

Domaines: Linguistique

Georges-Jean Pinault. Distribution and origin of the Indo-European suffixes *-ih2-.. Norbert Oettinger; Thomas Steer Das Nomen im Indogermanischen. Morphologie, Adjektiv vs. Substantiv, Kollektivum. Akten der Arbeitstagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft (14-16 September 2011, Erlangen), Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pp.273-306, 2014, 978-3-95490-025-1. ⟨halshs-01446414⟩