Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/samosiskʷī
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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]From *samos (“summer”) + *siskʷos (“sterile, dry”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*samosiskʷī f
Declension
[edit]| Feminine ī/yā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷiyās |
| vocative | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷiyās |
| accusative | *samosiskʷīm | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷīms |
| genitive | *samosiskʷyās | *samosiskʷyous | *samosiskʷyom |
| dative | *samosiskʷyai | *samosiskʷyābom | *samosiskʷyābos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *samosiskʷyābim | *samosiskʷyābis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- The ī-stem inflection that Matasović reconstructs based on Goidelic cannot account for the Brittonic forms. Only a form *samosiskʷā can account for Brittonic.
- In the nominative singular, the first vowel should have been i-affected to yield **Hefysp in Welsh or the like. Instead, the Welsh indicates that a-affection, not i-affection, happened.
- Deriving from an oblique stem is not an option since this should yield **Hafysp, with neither a-affection nor i-affection having occurred.
- The final -k in Breton is irregular; a labial consonant would be instead expected. Matasovic attributes this to either Goidelic influence or a sporadic delabialization.[1]
Descendants
[edit]- Brythonic:
- Welsh: Hafesp
- Middle Breton: hanvesk, hanveskenn
- Breton: hañvesk
- Goidelic: