Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gnīmus

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

Related to *gniyeti (“to do, make”). Contains a suffix *-mus.

Noun

*gnīmus m

1. doing, act, action
2. work

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gnīmus	*gnīmū	*gnīmowes
vocative	*gnīmu	*gnīmū	*gnīmūs
accusative	*gnīmum	*gnīmū	*gnīmuns
genitive	*gnīmous	*gnīmous	*gnīmowom
dative	*gnīmou	*gnīmubom	*gnīmubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*gnīmū	*gnīmubim	*gnīmubis

Derived terms

• *uɸognīmus

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *gniβ̃
  • Old Breton: gnim (“act, deed”)
    • Breton: niñv (“affliction”)
  • Old Welsh: gnim (“act, deed”)
    • Welsh: gnif (“toil; hardship”)
• Old Irish: gním
  • Middle Irish: gním
    • Irish: gníomh
      • → English: gneeve
    • Scottish Gaelic: gnìomh