Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bēsman
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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
From *bē- (“strike”) + *-sman (action noun suffix).
Noun edit
*bēsman n[1]
Inflection edit
| Neuter n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bēsman | *bēsmane? | *bēsmana |
| vocative | *bēsman | *bēsmane? | *bēsmana |
| accusative | *bēsman | *bēsmane? | *bēsmana |
| genitive | *bēsmens | *bēsmenous? | *bēsmenom |
| dative | *bēsmenē | *bēsmembom | *bēsmembos |
| locative | *bēsmen(i) | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *bēsmenē | *bēsmembim | *bēsmembis |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Stüber, Karin (1998) The Historical Morphology of n-Stems in Celtic (Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics; III), Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, →ISBN, page 63