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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ās

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This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (mouth), which Matasović reconstructs as *h₁óh₁s.[1]

Noun

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*ās n

  1. mouth

Inflection

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Neuter consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ās *āse *āsa
vocative *ās *āse *āsa
accusative *ās *āse *āsa
genitive *āsos *āsou *āsom
dative *āsē *āsobom *āsobos
locative *āsi *? *?
instrumental *āse? *āsobim *āsobis

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: á (mouth)

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN