Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dānus
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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 *déh₃n-u-s ~ *dh₃n-éw-s, from *dóh₃-r̥ ~ *déh₃-n̥-s (“gift”) + *-us.[1][2][3]
Noun
[edit]*dānus m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *dānus | *dānū | *dānowes |
| vocative | *dānu | *dānū | *dānūs |
| accusative | *dānum | *dānū | *dānums |
| genitive | *dānous | *dānous | *dānowom |
| dative | *dānou | *dānubom | *dānubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *dānū | *dānubim | *dānubis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stifter, David (2017–2018) “Chapter XI: Celtic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The phonology of Celtic, page 1197: “*doh₃nus”
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110: “*deh₃-nu-”
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dānu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90