Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/noxs
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Noun edit
*noxs f
Declension edit
| Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *noxts | *noxte | *noxtes |
| vocative | *noxts | *noxte | *noxtes |
| accusative | *noxtam | *noxte | *noxtams |
| genitive | *noxtos | *noxtou | *noxtom |
| dative | *noxtei | *noxtobom | *noxtobos |
| locative | *noxti | — | — |
| instrumental | *noxte? | *noxtobim | *noxtobis |
Derived terms edit
- Unsorted formations
- Middle Welsh: peunoeth (“every night”), mein(i)oeth (“midnight”)
- Welsh: trannoeth (“overnight, tomorrow”)
Descendants edit
Note: The Brythonic words (Welsh nos, Cornish nos, Breton noz and their ancestors) may be from this word, but they may also be loanwords from Latin nox.
- Gaulish: nox