Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸanssā
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”) by Matasović.[1] Others have suggested a derivation from *pent- (“to pass, path”).[2]
Noun
[edit]*ɸanssā f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *ɸanssā | *ɸanssai | *ɸanssās |
| vocative | *ɸanssā | *ɸanssai | *ɸanssās |
| accusative | *ɸanssam | *ɸanssai | *ɸanssāms |
| genitive | *ɸanssās | *ɸanssous | *ɸanssom |
| dative | *ɸanssāi | *ɸanssābom | *ɸanssābos |
| locative | *ɸanssai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *ɸanssābim | *ɸanssābis |
Descendants
[edit]- Old Irish: és (see there for further descendants)
- → Latin: Ad Ansam (place name in ancient Britain; from a Brittonic source)
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
- ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 342