Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-ikos
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos with the thematic vowel of *i-stems. Cognate with Latin -icus, Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), Proto-Germanic *-igaz.
Suffix edit
*-ikos
- belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to.
Inflection edit
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-ikos | *-ikou | *-ikoi |
| vocative | *-ike | *-ikou | *-ikoi |
| accusative | *-ikom | *-ikou | *-ikoms |
| genitive | *-ikī | *-ikous | *-ikom |
| dative | *-ikūi | *-ikobom | *-ikobos |
| instrumental | *-ikū | *-ikobim | *-ikobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-ikā | *-ikai | *-ikās |
| vocative | *-ikā | *-ikai | *-ikās |
| accusative | *-ikam | *-ikai | *-ikams |
| genitive | *-ikās | *-ikous | *-ikom |
| dative | *-ikai | *-ikābom | *-ikābos |
| instrumental | *? | *-ikābim | *-ikābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *-ikom | *-ikou | *-ikā |
| vocative | *-ikom | *-ikou | *-ikā |
| accusative | *-ikom | *-ikou | *-ikā |
| genitive | *-ikī | *-ikous | *-ikom |
| dative | *-ikūi | *-ikobom | *-ikobos |
| instrumental | *-ikū | *-ikobim | *-ikobis |
Derived terms edit
Category Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-ikos not found