Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/agïŕ

This Proto-Turkic 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-Turkic

  • Noun

    *agïŕ

    1. (anatomy) mouth

    Declension

    Declension of *agïŕ
    singular 3)
    nominative *agïŕ
    accusative *agïŕïg, *agïŕnï1)
    genitive *agïŕnïŋ
    dative *agïŕka
    locative *agïŕta
    ablative *agïŕtan
    allative *agïŕgaru
    instrumental 2) *agïŕïn
    equative 2) *agïŕča
    similative 2) *agïŕlayu
    comitative 2) *agïŕlïgu
    1) Originally used only in pronominal declension.
    2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
    3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.

    Descendants

    • Oghur:
      • Chuvash: ҫӑвар (śăvar)

    References

    1. ^ al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074), Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943, page 55
    2. ^ Léi, Xuǎnchūn (雷选春) (1992), “ahs (I)”, in 西部裕固汉词典 [Xībù Yùgù-Hàn cídiǎn], Chengdu: Sichuan Minority Publishing House, page 11