Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sɸiyonos
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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]Unknown; the only cognate suggesting itself is Latin spiōnia (“a type of grapevine”). It may possibly be a Wanderwort.[1]
Noun
[edit]*sɸiyonos m
- purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *sɸiyonoos | *sɸiyonoou | *sɸiyonooi |
| vocative | *sɸiyonoe | *sɸiyonoou | *sɸiyonooi |
| accusative | *sɸiyonoom | *sɸiyonoou | *sɸiyonooms |
| genitive | *sɸiyonoī | *sɸiyonoous | *sɸiyonoom |
| dative | *sɸiyonoūi | *sɸiyonoobom | *sɸiyonoobos |
| locative | *sɸiyonoei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *sɸiyonoū | *sɸiyonoobim | *sɸiyonoūis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]Matasović does not specify an inflection type, but Koch narrows it down to o-stem inflection.[2]
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*sfiyonV-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “flower”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 130