Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/stagnos

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂gʰ-nó-s (standing, firm), from *steh₂-gʰ- + *-nós, from *steh₂- (to stand). Cognate with Lithuanian stógas (build, physique).[1]

Noun edit

*stagnos m

  1. tin

Declension edit

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *stāgnos *stāgnou *stāgnoi
vocative *stāgne *stāgnou *stāgnūs
accusative *stāgnom *stāgnou *stāgnoms
genitive *stāgnī *stāgnous *stāgnom
dative *stāgnūi *stāgnobom *stāgnobos
locative *stāgnei *? *?
instrumental *stāgnū *stāgnobim *stāgnūis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic: *staɨn
  • Old Irish: stán
  • Gaulish: *stagnom

References edit

  1. ^ Ambrazas, Saulius (1993) Daiktavardžių darybos raida: Lietuvių kalbos veikšmažodiniai vediniai, Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla, pages 94–5.