"spéḱs" meaning in Proto-Indo-European

See spéḱs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From *speḱ- (“to see, look”) + *-s (root nominal suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|ine-pro|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{suf|ine-pro|*speḱ-|*s|id2=hysterokinetic|pos2=root nominal suffix|t1=to see, look}} *speḱ- (“to see, look”) + *-s (root nominal suffix) Head templates: {{head|ine-pro|noun|||||f2nolink=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|head5=}} *spéḱs m Inflection templates: {{ine-decl-noun-mf|spéḱ|spḱ|ac=amphikinetic}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spéḱs [nominative, singular], spéḱh₁ [dual, nominative], spéḱh₁e [dual, nominative], spéḱes [nominative, plural], spéḱ [singular, vocative], spéḱh₁ [dual, vocative], spéḱh₁e [dual, vocative], spéḱes [plural, vocative], spéḱm̥ [accusative, singular], spéḱh₁ [accusative, dual], spéḱh₁e [accusative, dual], spéḱm̥s [accusative, plural], spḱés [genitive, singular], - [dual, genitive], spḱóHom [genitive, plural], spḱés [ablative, singular], - [ablative, dual], spḱmós [ablative, plural], spḱbʰós [ablative, plural], spḱéy [dative, singular], - [dative, dual], spḱmós [dative, plural], spḱbʰós [dative, plural], spéḱ [locative, singular], spéḱi [locative, singular], - [dual, locative], spḱsú [locative, plural], spḱéh₁ [instrumental, singular], - [dual, instrumental], spḱmís [instrumental, plural], spḱbʰís [instrumental, plural]
  1. watcher Tags: masculine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-spéḱs-ine-pro-noun-Dn88XJCc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *speḱ-, Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-s (hysterokinetic) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *speḱ-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-s (hysterokinetic): 50 50
  2. spy Tags: masculine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-spéḱs-ine-pro-noun-V9SqN3JQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *speḱ-, Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-s (hysterokinetic) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *speḱ-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-s (hysterokinetic): 50 50
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "iir-pro",
            "2": "*spáćš"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *spáćš",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*speks"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *speks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *speks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "*spex"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: *spex",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: *spex (in compounds auspex and prospex)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*haruspeks",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Proto-Italic: *haruspeks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Proto-Italic: *haruspeks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xfa",
            "2": "𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗",
            "3": "𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗"
          },
          "expansion": "Faliscan: 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗 (haraspex), 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗 (harispex)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faliscan: 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗 (haraspex), 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗 (harispex)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "haruspex"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: haruspex",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: haruspex"
    }
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        "3": "*speḱ-"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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        "2": "*speḱ-",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *speḱ- (“to see, look”) + *-s (root nominal suffix).",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ine-decl-noun-mf",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁",
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    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "spéḱ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "spéḱh₁e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "spéḱm̥",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱm̥s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱés",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱóHom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱés",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱmós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱbʰós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱéy",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "spḱmós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱbʰós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱsú",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱéh₁",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱmís",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱbʰís",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "f2nolink": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "head5": ""
      },
      "expansion": "*spéḱs m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spéḱ",
        "2": "spḱ",
        "ac": "amphikinetic"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/spéḱs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *speḱ-",
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "spy"
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        "reconstruction"
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  "word": "spéḱs"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Proto-Indo-European amphikinetic root nouns",
    "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-Indo-European lemmas",
    "Proto-Indo-European masculine nouns",
    "Proto-Indo-European nouns",
    "Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *speḱ-",
    "Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-s (hysterokinetic)"
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        {
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        }
      ],
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            "1": "itc-pro",
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Proto-Italic: *speks"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "*spex"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xfa",
            "2": "𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗",
            "3": "𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faliscan: 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗 (haraspex), 𐌇𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌔𐌐𐌄𐌗 (harispex)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "1": "la",
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          },
          "expansion": "Latin: haruspex",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "name": "root"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁e",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "spéḱes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "spéḱ",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱm̥",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱh₁e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱm̥s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱés",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱóHom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱés",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱmós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱbʰós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱéy",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱmós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱbʰós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spéḱi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱsú",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱéh₁",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱmís",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spḱbʰís",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "f2nolink": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "head5": ""
      },
      "expansion": "*spéḱs m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spéḱ",
        "2": "spḱ",
        "ac": "amphikinetic"
      },
      "name": "ine-decl-noun-mf"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/spéḱs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ine-pro:Occupations",
        "ine-pro:Vision"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "watcher"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "watcher",
          "watcher"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ine-pro:Espionage"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spy",
          "spy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spéḱs"
}

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