Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-atis
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *-tis (abstract suffix), with the -a- being extracted from laryngeal-final roots. That abstract suffix doubling as an agent suffix is not unheard of in Indo-European.[1]
Suffix
[edit]*-atis m
- suffix forming agent nouns
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *-atis | *-atī | *-atīs |
| vocative | *-ati | *-atī | *-atīs |
| accusative | *-atim | *-atī | *-atins |
| genitive | *-ateis | *-atyow | *-atyom |
| dative | *-atei | *-atibom | *-atibos |
| locative | *-atei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *-atī | *-atibim | *-atibis |
Derived terms
[edit]- *-yatis (extended Insular variant)
Descendants
[edit]- Gaulish: -atis