Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/enistī

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁eni-sth₂-ih₂ (literally that which stands in (the water)), from *h₁en (in) + *steh₂- (stand).

Noun

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*enistī f[1]

  1. island

Inflection

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Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *enistī *enistī *enistiyās
vocative *enistī *enistī *enistiyās
accusative *enistīm *enistī *enistīms
genitive *enistyās *enistyous *enistyom
dative *enistyai *enistyābom *enistyābos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *? *enistyābim *enistyābis

Descendants

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  • Brythonic: *ɨnɨs
    • Old Breton: inis
    • Cornish: enys
    • Middle Welsh: ynys
  • Old Irish: inis

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*eni-stī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 116-117