Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gansis
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Noun
edit*gansis f[1]
Inflection
edit| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *gansis | *gansī | *gansīs |
| vocative | *gansi | *gansī | *gansīs |
| accusative | *gansim | *gansī | *gansims |
| genitive | *ganseis | *gansyow | *gansyom |
| dative | *gansei | *gansibom | *gansibos |
| locative | *gansei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *gansī | *gansibim | *gansibis |
Descendants
edit- Old Irish: géiss
Derived terms
edit- *gasogʷonā (a dissimilated reflex of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂n̥so-gʷʰon-éh₂ (literally “goose-killer”))[2]
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gansi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 151
- ^ Williams, N. J. A. (1989) Sages, Saints and Storytellers: Celtic Studies in Honour of Professor James Carney, Maynooth: An Sagart, page 460