Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kasninā
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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]Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kesn- and cognate with Proto-Slavic *česnъ (“garlic”), though the similarity could be incidental. The a-vocalism may indicate a non-IE substrate loanword.[1]
Noun
[edit]*kasninā f
Declension
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kasninā | *kasninai | *kasninās |
| vocative | *kasninā | *kasninai | *kasninās |
| accusative | *kasninam | *kasninai | *kasnināms |
| genitive | *kasninās | *kasninous | *kasninom |
| dative | *kasnināi | *kasninābom | *kasninābos |
| locative | *kasninai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *kasninābim | *kasninābis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- The -i- in Welsh cennin, implying Proto-Celtic *kasnīnā,[2] conflicts with Breton kignen, which implies a short vowel in the second syllable.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cennin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cainnenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language