Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/natus

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

Etymology

Possibly related to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₁- (“to spin (thread)”),^[1] suffixed with *-tus.

Noun

*natus m^[2]

poem

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*natus	*natū	*natowes
vocative	*natu	*natū	*natūs
accusative	*natum	*natū	*natums
genitive	*natous	*natous	*natowom
dative	*natou	*natubom	*natubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*natū	*natubim	*natubis

Derived terms

*marwonatus

Descendants

Old Irish: nath
- Irish: nath
Proto-Brythonic: *nad
- Middle Welsh: nat
  - Welsh: nâd

References

^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*natu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 284-285

[1] Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*natu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 284-285

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