Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gnūstis
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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]Usually explained as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw, chin”), but the exact derivation process is obscure, especially for the long *ū in this word.[1] Zair speculates that it may have arisen from the old neuter plural ending *-u-h₂.[2]
Noun
[edit]*gnūstis f
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *gnūstis | *gnūstī | *gnūstīs |
| vocative | *gnūsti | *gnūstī | *gnūstīs |
| accusative | *gnūstim | *gnūstī | *gnūstims |
| genitive | *gnūsteis | *gnūstyow | *gnūstyom |
| dative | *gnūstei | *gnūstibom | *gnūstibos |
| locative | *gnūstei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *gnūstī | *gnūstibim | *gnūstibis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 428
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 126