Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meinis
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis, from *(s)mēy(H)- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“smith”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*meinis f
Declension
[edit]| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *meinis | *meinī | *meinīs |
| vocative | *meini | *meinī | *meinīs |
| accusative | *meinim | *meinī | *meinims |
| genitive | *meineis | *meinyow | *meinyom |
| dative | *meinei | *meinibom | *meinibos |
| locative | *meinei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *meinī | *meinibim | *meinibis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mēni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 265