Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/saleinos
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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]Derived from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”).[1]
Noun
[edit]Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *salanos | *salanou | *salanoi |
| vocative | *salane | *salanou | *salanoi |
| accusative | *salanom | *salanou | *salanoms |
| genitive | *salanī | *salanous | *salanom |
| dative | *salanūi | *salanobom | *salanobos |
| locative | *salanei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *salanū | *salanobim | *salanūis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]Matasović's separate reconstructions *salanos (for Goidelic) and *salenos (for Brittonic) are unnecessary, as *saleinos can regularly yield all Celtic reflexes.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*salano-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 319
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “halen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 216