Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nityos

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

From Proto-Indo-European *nítyos, formed to *ni (whence also the prefix *ni-). Cognate to Proto-Germanic *niþjaz and Sanskrit नित्य (nitya, “eternal”).

Adjective

*nityos

1. proper, indigenous

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nityos	*nityou	*nityoi
vocative	*nitye	*nityou	*nityoi
accusative	*nityom	*nityou	*nityoms
genitive	*nityī	*nityous	*nityom
dative	*nityūi	*nityobom	*nityobos
instrumental	*nityū	*nityobim	*nityobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nityā	*nityai	*nityās
vocative	*nityā	*nityai	*nityās
accusative	*nityam	*nityai	*nityams
genitive	*nityās	*nityous	*nityom
dative	*nityai	*nityābom	*nityābos
instrumental	*?	*nityābim	*nityābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nityom	*nityou	*nityā
vocative	*nityom	*nityou	*nityā
accusative	*nityom	*nityou	*nityā
genitive	*nityī	*nityous	*nityom
dative	*nityūi	*nityobom	*nityobos
instrumental	*nityū	*nityobim	*nityobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nityyūs	*?	*nityyoses
vocative	*nityyūs	*?	*nityyoses
accusative	*nityyosam	*?	*nityyosams
genitive	*nityisos	*?	*nityisom
dative	*nityisei	*?	*nityisbos
instrumental	*nityisī	*?	*nityisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nityyūs	*?	*nityyoses
vocative	*nityyūs	*?	*nityyoses
accusative	*nityyosam	*?	*nityyosams
genitive	*nityisos	*?	*nityisom
dative	*nityisei	*?	*nityisbos
instrumental	*nityisī	*?	*nityisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nityis	*?	*?
vocative	*nityis	*?	*?
accusative	*nityis	*?	*?
genitive	*nityisos	*?	*nityisom
dative	*nityisei	*?	*nityisbos
instrumental	*nityisī	*?	*nityisbis

Related terms

• *ni-

Descendants

• Gaulish: *nitio-
  • →⇒ Latin: Nitiobriges, Nitiobroges, Nitiogenus, Nitiogenna