Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kernā
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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]Matasović relates this to Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*kernā f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kernā | *kernai | *kernās |
| vocative | *kernā | *kernai | *kernās |
| accusative | *kernam | *kernai | *kernāns |
| genitive | *kernās | *kernous | *kernom |
| dative | *kernāi | *kernābom | *kernābos |
| locative | *kernai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *kernābim | *kernābis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kernā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 203