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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mantī

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *mh₁n̥tih₂, a feminine *-onts derivative of *meh₁- (to measure).[1][2]

Noun

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*mantī f

  1. size
  2. quantity

Inflection

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Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mantī *mantī *mantiyās
vocative *mantī *mantī *mantiyās
accusative *mantīm *mantī *mantīms
genitive *mantyās *mantyous *mantyom
dative *mantyai *mantyābom *mantyābos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *? *mantyābim *mantyābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *mėnt
  • Old Irish: méit

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mantī-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 256
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 177-178