Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mennos
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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 tries to relate this to Proto-Indo-European *men- (“small”), whence also Old Armenian մանր (manr), but the suffixation to yield the Celtic forms would be unclear.[1]
Noun
[edit]*mennos m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *mennos | *mennou | *mennoi |
| vocative | *menne | *mennou | *mennoi |
| accusative | *mennom | *mennou | *mennoms |
| genitive | *mennī | *mennous | *mennom |
| dative | *mennūi | *mennobom | *mennobos |
| locative | *mennei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *mennū | *mennobim | *mennūis |