Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/elanī

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-.

Noun edit

*elanī f[1]

  1. doe, hind

Declension edit

Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *elanī *elanī *elanyās
vocative *elanī *elanī *elanyās
accusative *elanīm *elanī *elanīms
genitive *elanyās *elanyous *elanyom
dative *elanyai *elanyābom *elanyābos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *? *elanyābim *elanyābis

Descendants edit

  • Middle Welsh: elein, elain

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*elan(t)ī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 115