Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/glūnos

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

Dissimilated from earlier *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare with Albanian gju for a similar development.[1]

Noun edit

*glūnos n

  1. knee

Declension edit

Neuter s-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *glūnos *glūnese? *glūnesa
vocative *glūnos *glūnese? *glūnesa
accusative *glūnos *glūnese? *glūnesa
genitive *glūnesos *glūnesous? *glūnesom
dative *glūnesē *glūnesbom *glūnesbos
locative *glūnesi *? *?
instrumental *glūnesē *glūnesbim *glūnesbis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic: *glin
    • Breton: glin
    • Cornish: glin
    • Welsh: glin
  • Old Irish: glún

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN