Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ɨnɨs

This Proto-Brythonic 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-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *enistī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨˈnˑɨs/

Noun

*ɨnɨs f (plural *ɨnɨseð)

1. island

Descendants

• Old Breton: inis
  • Middle Breton: enes
    • Breton: enez
• Cornish: enys
• Middle Welsh: ynys
  • Welsh: ynys

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 116