Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gnūstis
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editUsually explained as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw, chin”), but the exact derivation process is obscure, especially for the long *ū in this word.[1] Zair speculates that it may have arisen from the old neuter plural ending *-u-h₂.[2]
Noun
edit*gnūstis f
Inflection
editMasculine/feminine i-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *gnūstis | *gnūstī | *gnūstīs |
vocative | *gnūsti | *gnūstī | *gnūstīs |
accusative | *gnūstim | *gnūstī | *gnūstins |
genitive | *gnūsteis | *gnūstyow | *gnūstyom |
dative | *gnūstei | *gnūstibom | *gnūstibos |
locative | *gnūstei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *gnūstī | *gnūstibim | *gnūstibis |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 428
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 126