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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/somos

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *somHós,[1] whence also Proto-Germanic *samaz, Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós), and Sanskrit सम (sama).

Pronoun

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*somos

  1. the same

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *somos *somou *somoi
vocative *some *somou *somoi
accusative *somom *somou *somoms
genitive *somī *somous *somom
dative *somūi *somobom *somobos
instrumental *somū *somobim *somobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *somā *somai *somās
vocative *somā *somai *somās
accusative *somam *somai *somams
genitive *somās *somous *somom
dative *somai *somābom *somābos
instrumental *? *somābim *somābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *somom *somou *somā
vocative *somom *somou *somā
accusative *somom *somou *somā
genitive *somī *somous *somom
dative *somūi *somobom *somobos
instrumental *somū *somobim *somobis

Descendants

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  • Old Irish: -som (emphatic suffix)
    • Irish: -san
    • Manx: -syn
    • Scottish Gaelic: -san

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*somo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 351