Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kagyom

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 *kagʰyóm (enclosure).

Noun

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*kagyom n[1]

  1. pen, enclosure

Declension

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kagyom *kagyou *kagyā
vocative *kagyom *kagyou *kagyā
accusative *kagyom *kagyou *kagyā
genitive *kagyī *kagyous *kagyom
dative *kagyūi *kagyobom *kagyobos
locative *kagyei *? *?
instrumental *kagyū *kagyobim *kagyūis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *kaɨ
  • Gaulish: cagiíon (attested on the Cajarc tile)
    • Medieval Latin: caium (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “cagio-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 97