Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nemos

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Noun

*nemos n

1. sky, heaven

Declension

Neuter s-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nemos	*nemese?	*nemesa
vocative	*nemos	*nemese?	*nemesa
accusative	*nemos	*nemese?	*nemesa
genitive	*nemesos	*nemesous?	*nemesom
dative	*nemesē	*nemesbom	*nemesbos
locative	*nemesi	*?	*?
instrumental	*nemesē	*nemesbim	*nemesbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *neβ̃
  • Old Breton: nem
    • Middle Breton: neff
      • Breton: neñv
  • Old Cornish: nef
    • Cornish: nev
  • Old Welsh: nem
    • Middle Welsh: nef
      • Welsh: nef
• Old Irish: nem
  • Irish: neamh
  • Manx: niau
  • Scottish Gaelic: nèamh