Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dusnos

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-, further to *dʰewh₂-. Cognate Latin fuscus and Old English dox.

Adjective

*dusnos

1. dark, brown

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dusnos	*dusnou	*dusnoi
vocative	*dusne	*dusnou	*dusnoi
accusative	*dusnom	*dusnou	*dusnoms
genitive	*dusnī	*dusnous	*dusnom
dative	*dusnūi	*dusnobom	*dusnobos
instrumental	*dusnū	*dusnobim	*dusnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dusnā	*dusnai	*dusnās
vocative	*dusnā	*dusnai	*dusnās
accusative	*dusnam	*dusnai	*dusnams
genitive	*dusnās	*dusnous	*dusnom
dative	*dusnai	*dusnābom	*dusnābos
instrumental	*?	*dusnābim	*dusnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dusnom	*dusnou	*dusnā
vocative	*dusnom	*dusnou	*dusnā
accusative	*dusnom	*dusnou	*dusnā
genitive	*dusnī	*dusnous	*dusnom
dative	*dusnūi	*dusnobom	*dusnobos
instrumental	*dusnū	*dusnobim	*dusnobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dusnyūs	*?	*dusnyoses
vocative	*dusnyūs	*?	*dusnyoses
accusative	*dusnyosam	*?	*dusnyosams
genitive	*dusnisos	*?	*dusnisom
dative	*dusnisei	*?	*dusnisbos
instrumental	*dusnisī	*?	*dusnisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dusnyūs	*?	*dusnyoses
vocative	*dusnyūs	*?	*dusnyoses
accusative	*dusnyosam	*?	*dusnyosams
genitive	*dusnisos	*?	*dusnisom
dative	*dusnisei	*?	*dusnisbos
instrumental	*dusnisī	*?	*dusnisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dusnis	*?	*?
vocative	*dusnis	*?	*?
accusative	*dusnis	*?	*?
genitive	*dusnisos	*?	*dusnisom
dative	*dusnisei	*?	*dusnisbos
instrumental	*dusnisī	*?	*dusnisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *dunn
  • Middle Welsh: dwnn
• Old Irish: donn
  • Irish: donn
  • Manx: dhone
  • Scottish Gaelic: donn