Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kolignos

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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Due to a lack of potential Indo-European comparanda, Matasović concludes that the word was probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language.[1]

Noun

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*kolignos m[1][2][3]

  1. puppy

Declension

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kolignos *kolignou *kolignoi
vocative *koligne *kolignou *kolignūs
accusative *kolignom *kolignou *kolignoms
genitive *kolignī *kolignous *kolignom
dative *kolignūi *kolignobom *kolignobos
locative *kolignei *? *?
instrumental *kolignū *kolignobim *kolignūis

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*koligno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 213
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “colwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 356-359