Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nāunyā
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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]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *nowh₂ny-eh₂-, from *neh₂w- (“to die, lack”). Cognate with Tocharian A nwām (“sick”), Tocharian B naut- (“to die”), etc.
Noun
[edit]*nāunyā f[2]
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *nāunyā | *nāunyai | *nāunyās |
| vocative | *nāunyā | *nāunyai | *nāunyās |
| accusative | *nāunyam | *nāunyai | *nāunyāms |
| genitive | *nāunyās | *nāunyous | *nāunyom |
| dative | *nāunyāi | *nāunyābom | *nāunyābos |
| locative | *nāunyai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *nāunyābim | *nāunyābis |
Descendants
[edit]- Brythonic:
- Goidelic:
References
[edit]- ^ Uhlich, Jürgen (1995) “On the Fate of Intervocalic *-ṷ- in Old Irish, Especially between Neutral Vowels”, in Ériu[1], volume 46, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved August 26, 2022, pages 11–48
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*nāw(i)nyā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 285
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “newyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies