Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gnāstā
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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]An -st- formation from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*gnāstā f
- meaning unclear, see Reconstruction notes
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *gnāstā | *gnāstai | *gnāstās |
| vocative | *gnāstā | *gnāstai | *gnāstās |
| accusative | *gnāstam | *gnāstai | *gnāstāms |
| genitive | *gnāstās | *gnāstous | *gnāstom |
| dative | *gnāstāi | *gnāstābom | *gnāstābos |
| locative | *gnāstai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *gnāstābim | *gnāstābis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]The original meaning of this word is unclear due to the great semantic divergence between the Irish and Welsh forms; the common theme of both meanings seems to be something that can be picked up via familiarity.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gnāto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 162