Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tnāwos

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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 *tenh₂- (to stretch); more specifically, a thematization of *ténh₂us, whence also Proto-Celtic *tanawyos (thin).[1]

Noun

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*tnāwos m

  1. valley

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *tnāwos *tnāwou *tnāwoi
vocative *tnāwe *tnāwou *tnāwūs
accusative *tnāwom *tnāwou *tnāwoms
genitive *tnāwī *tnāwous *tnāwom
dative *tnāwūi *tnāwobom *tnāwobos
locative *tnāwei *? *?
instrumental *tnāwū *tnāwobim *tnāwūis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *tnọw

References

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  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN