Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸanssā

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

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (to spread out) by Matasović.[1] Others have suggested a derivation from *pent- (to pass, path).[2]

Noun

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*ɸanssā f

  1. trace, track

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸanssā *ɸanssai *ɸanssās
vocative *ɸanssā *ɸanssai *ɸanssās
accusative *ɸanssam *ɸanssai *ɸanssāms
genitive *ɸanssās *ɸanssous *ɸanssom
dative *ɸanssāi *ɸanssābom *ɸanssābos
locative *ɸanssai *? *?
instrumental *? *ɸanssābim *ɸanssābis

Descendants

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  • Old Irish: és (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: Ad Ansam (place name in ancient Britain; from a Brittonic source)

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
  2. ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 342