Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/natus
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Possibly related to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₁- (“to spin (thread)”).[1]
Noun edit
*natus m[2]
Declension edit
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *natus | *natū | *natowes |
| vocative | *natu | *natū | *natūs |
| accusative | *natum | *natū | *natums |
| genitive | *natous | *natous | *natowom |
| dative | *natou | *natubom | *natubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *natū | *natubim | *natubis |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*natu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 284-285