Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tangʷāss
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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 earlier *dangʷāss, from an extended Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂-t-s, from *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. The change of d to t has not been satisfactorily explained; influence of Proto-Germanic *tungǭ is conceivable.
Noun
[edit]*tangʷāss f
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *tangʷāts | *tangʷāte | *tangʷātes |
| vocative | *tangʷāts | *tangʷāte | *tangʷātes |
| accusative | *tangʷātam | *tangʷāte | *tangʷātams |
| genitive | *tangʷātos | *tangʷātou | *tangʷātom |
| dative | *tangʷātei | *tangʷātobom | *tangʷātobos |
| locative | *tangʷāti | — | — |
| instrumental | *tangʷāte? | *tangʷātobim | *tangʷātobis |