Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/trexsnos

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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 *treg- (strength), cognates including Old Norse þrekr, þrek (strength, courage),[1] and possibly also Latvian trekns (fat) and Albanian trashë (fat).[2]

Adjective

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*trexsnos (comparative *trexsais)

  1. strong

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *trexsnos *trexsnou *trexsnoi
vocative *trexsne *trexsnou *trexsnoi
accusative *trexsnom *trexsnou *trexsnoms
genitive *trexsnī *trexsnous *trexsnom
dative *trexsnūi *trexsnobom *trexsnobos
instrumental *trexsnū *trexsnobim *trexsnobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *trexsnā *trexsnai *trexsnās
vocative *trexsnā *trexsnai *trexsnās
accusative *trexsnam *trexsnai *trexsnams
genitive *trexsnās *trexsnous *trexsnom
dative *trexsnai *trexsnābom *trexsnābos
instrumental *? *trexsnābim *trexsnābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *trexsnom *trexsnou *trexsnā
vocative *trexsnom *trexsnou *trexsnā
accusative *trexsnom *trexsnou *trexsnā
genitive *trexsnī *trexsnous *trexsnom
dative *trexsnūi *trexsnobom *trexsnobos
instrumental *trexsnū *trexsnobim *trexsnobis
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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: trén
    • Irish: tréan
    • Manx: trean
    • Scottish Gaelic: treun
  • Gaulish: *trēnos

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*trexs(n)o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “trexso-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 301