Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kantlom

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 *keh₂n- (“to sing”) +‎ *-tlom (instrumental suffix). Equivalent to *kaneti +‎ *-tlom.

Noun

*kantlom n

1. singing, song

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kantlom	*kantlou	*kantlā
vocative	*kantlom	*kantlou	*kantlā
accusative	*kantlom	*kantlou	*kantlā
genitive	*kantlī	*kantlous	*kantlom
dative	*kantlūi	*kantlobom	*kantlobos
locative	*kantlei	*?	*?
instrumental	*kantlū	*kantlobim	*kantlūis

Descendants

• Brythonic: *kantl
  • Middle Breton: quentel
    • Breton: kentel
  • Middle Welsh: kathyl, kathl
    • Welsh: cathl
• Old Irish: cétal