Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/adgostus

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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From *ad- +‎ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- (hand), literally at hand.[1]

Adjective

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*adgostus (comparative *nessais, superlative *nessamos)

  1. near

Inflection

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U-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *adgostus *adgostū *adgostowes
vocative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostūs
accusative *adgostum *adgostū *adgostums
genitive *adgostous *adgostous *adgostowom
dative *adgostou *adgostubom *adgostubos
instrumental *adgostū *adgostubim *adgostubis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *adgostus *adgostū *adgostowes
vocative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostūs
accusative *adgostum *adgostū *adgostums
genitive *adgostous *adgostous *adgostowom
dative *adgostou *adgostubom *adgostubos
instrumental *adgostū *adgostubim *adgostubis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostwā
vocative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostwā
accusative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostwā
genitive *adgostous *adgostous *adgostowom
dative *adgostou *adgostubom *adgostubos
instrumental *adgostū *adgostubim *adgostubis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *agos
    • Old Breton: ocos
    • Old Cornish: ogos
    • Middle Welsh: agos
  • Old Irish: ocus, acus

References

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  1. ^ Hamp, Eric (1981) “Varia III”, in Ériu[1], volume 32, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved February 9, 2024, pages 158–162