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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kolignos

 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

Due to a lack of potential Indo-European comparanda, Matasović concludes that the word was probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language.[1]

Noun edit

*kolignos m[1][2][3]

  1. puppy

Declension edit

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kulēnos *kulēnou *kulēnoi
vocative *kulēne *kulēnou *kulēnūs
accusative *kulēnom *kulēnou *kulēnoms
genitive *kulēnī *kulēnous *kulēnom
dative *kulēnūi *kulēnobom *kulēnobos
locative *kulēnei *? *?
instrumental *kulēnū *kulēnobim *kulēnūis

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*koligno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 213
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “colwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 356-359
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