Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/magotaxtā
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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]Best related to Proto-Germanic *magaþs (“girl”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*magotaxtā f[2]
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *magotaxtā | *magotaxtai | *magotaxtās |
| vocative | *magotaxtā | *magotaxtai | *magotaxtās |
| accusative | *magotaxtam | *magotaxtai | *magotaxtāms |
| genitive | *magotaxtās | *magotaxtous | *magotaxtom |
| dative | *magotaxtāi | *magotaxtābom | *magotaxtābos |
| locative | *magotaxtai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *magotaxtābim | *magotaxtābis |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *makʷkʷodextā[3]
Reconstruction notes
[edit]The /x/ in Brittonic is irregular; it is explained by Pokorny as due to influence of the geminate variant *makʷkʷos of *makʷos (“son”).
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 62
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “maghos”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 696
- ^ Pedersen, Holger (1909) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen (in German), volume I, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 127 and 422