Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tundā
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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]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to hit, beat”), as in waves hitting against the shore. Or, it could instead be related to *tondā (“surface, skin”), if the original meaning was the surface of the sea, from *temh₁- (“to cut”).[2]
Zair alternatively reconstructs the term as *tusnā and provides an alternative derivation from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).[1]
Noun
[edit]Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *tundā | *tundai | *tundās |
| vocative | *tundā | *tundai | *tundās |
| accusative | *tundam | *tundai | *tundāms |
| genitive | *tundās | *tundous | *tundom |
| dative | *tundāi | *tundābom | *tundābos |
| locative | *tundai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *tundābim | *tundābis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tunda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 394
- ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies