Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/monis

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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 *mónis (neck).[1]

Noun

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*monis f

  1. neck

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *monis *monī *monīs
vocative *moni *monī *monīs
accusative *monim *monī *monims
genitive *moneis *monyow *monyom
dative *monei *monibom *monibos
locative *monei *? *?
instrumental *monī *monibim *monibis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *mun
  • Old Irish: muin (upper back)
    • Middle Irish: muin
      • Scottish Gaelic: muin

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*moni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 276