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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/yegis

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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 *h₁eyg-.

Noun

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*yegis f[1]

  1. ice

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *yegis *yegī *yegīs
vocative *yegi *yegī *yegīs
accusative *yegim *yegī *yegims
genitive *yegeis *yegyow *yegyom
dative *yegei *yegibom *yegibos
locative *yegei *? *?
instrumental *yegī *yegibim *yegibis

Derived terms

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  • *yegnos[1]
    • Proto-Brythonic:
      • Middle Breton: yen
      • Old Cornish: iein

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages yegi-–435