Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/krīnos

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

Etymology

Often connected to a root *kreh₁(y)- (“to sift”), but the alternative reconstruction of that root as *krey- is incompatible with this word due to there being no way to get long *ī from that.

Adjective

*krīnos

1. withered, decayed, decrepit

   Synonym: *wiwos

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krīnos	*krīnou	*krīnoi
vocative	*krīne	*krīnou	*krīnoi
accusative	*krīnom	*krīnou	*krīnoms
genitive	*krīnī	*krīnous	*krīnom
dative	*krīnūi	*krīnobom	*krīnobos
instrumental	*krīnū	*krīnobim	*krīnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krīnā	*krīnai	*krīnās
vocative	*krīnā	*krīnai	*krīnās
accusative	*krīnam	*krīnai	*krīnams
genitive	*krīnās	*krīnous	*krīnom
dative	*krīnai	*krīnābom	*krīnābos
instrumental	*?	*krīnābim	*krīnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krīnom	*krīnou	*krīnā
vocative	*krīnom	*krīnou	*krīnā
accusative	*krīnom	*krīnou	*krīnā
genitive	*krīnī	*krīnous	*krīnom
dative	*krīnūi	*krīnobom	*krīnobos
instrumental	*krīnū	*krīnobim	*krīnobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krīnyūs	*?	*krīnyoses
vocative	*krīnyūs	*?	*krīnyoses
accusative	*krīnyosam	*?	*krīnyosams
genitive	*krīnisos	*?	*krīnisom
dative	*krīnisei	*?	*krīnisbos
instrumental	*krīnisī	*?	*krīnisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krīnyūs	*?	*krīnyoses
vocative	*krīnyūs	*?	*krīnyoses
accusative	*krīnyosam	*?	*krīnyosams
genitive	*krīnisos	*?	*krīnisom
dative	*krīnisei	*?	*krīnisbos
instrumental	*krīnisī	*?	*krīnisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krīnyos	*?	*krīnyosa?
vocative	*krīnyos	*?	*krīnyosa?
accusative	*krīnyos	*?	*krīnyosa?
genitive	*krīnisos	*?	*krīnisom
dative	*krīnisei	*?	*krīnisbos
instrumental	*krīnisī	*?	*krīnisbis

Related terms

• *kriniti

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *krin
  • Breton: krin (“arid”)
  • Cornish: krin
  • Old Welsh: crin
    • Middle Welsh: crin
      • Welsh: crin
• Old Irish: crín
  • Middle Irish: crín
    • Irish: críon
    • Manx: creen
    • Scottish Gaelic: crìon