Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/snādetus
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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]A *-tus verbal noun made alongside *snādīti (“to protect”).
Noun
[edit]*snādetus m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *snādetus | *snādetū | *snādetowes |
| vocative | *snādetu | *snādetū | *snādetūs |
| accusative | *snādetum | *snādetū | *snādetums |
| genitive | *snādetous | *snādetous | *snādetowom |
| dative | *snādetou | *snādetubom | *snādetubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *snādetū | *snādetubim | *snādetubis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- The descendants below are related to each other by the GPC[1] and Koch; Koch's reconstruction *nādeto-[2] is incorrect because Old Irish snádud is a u-stem, not o-stem noun.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nodded”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “protection”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 268