Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/triyanom
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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]Stifter derives this from two possibilities:[1]
- Via *triyanom, this would be a thematization of *tri- (“three”) + *-Hō (possessive suffix).
- Via *trisanom, this would be a thematization of Proto-Indo-European *trís (“thrice”) + *-Hō.
Noun
[edit]*triyanom n[2]
- one third (1/3)
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *triyanom | *triyanou | *triyanā |
| vocative | *triyanom | *triyanou | *triyanā |
| accusative | *triyanom | *triyanou | *triyanā |
| genitive | *triyanī | *triyanous | *triyanom |
| dative | *triyanūi | *triyanobom | *triyanobos |
| locative | *triyanei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *triyanū | *triyanobim | *triyanūis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- *triyanom has an easier time accounting for the Gaulish word than *trisanom, since the loss of -s- was far more restricted in Gaulish than in Insular Celtic.
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stifter, David (2012) “Lenition of s in Gaulish?”, in Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead, Thomas Olander, Birgit Anette Olsen and Jens Elmegård Rasmussen, editors, The Sound of Indo-European (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European), Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, pages 537-538
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “a third”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 4
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*trisano-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 390