Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/messus
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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
editEtymology 1
editFrom *med- + *-tus (verbal noun suffix).
Noun
edit*messus m[1]
Declension
edit| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *messus | *messū | *messowes |
| vocative | *messu | *messū | *messūs |
| accusative | *messum | *messū | *messums |
| genitive | *messous | *messous | *messowom |
| dative | *messou | *messubom | *messubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *messū | *messubim | *messubis |
Derived terms
editSee Old Irish mess for more derivatives.
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editPossibly from a non-Indo-European substrate, as Matasovic finds connections to Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”) and *meh₂d- (“to be wet”) unconvincing.
Noun
edit*messus m[2]
- acorn, tree fruit, mast.
Declension
edit| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *messus | *messū | *messowes |
| vocative | *messu | *messū | *messūs |
| accusative | *messum | *messū | *messums |
| genitive | *messous | *messous | *messowom |
| dative | *messou | *messubom | *messubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *messū | *messubim | *messubis |