Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/samosiskʷī
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editFrom *samos (“summer”) + *siskʷos (“sterile, dry”).[1]
Noun
edit*samosiskʷī f
Declension
editFeminine ī/yā-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷiyās |
vocative | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷiyās |
accusative | *samosiskʷīm | *samosiskʷī | *samosiskʷīms |
genitive | *samosiskʷyās | *samosiskʷyous | *samosiskʷyom |
dative | *samosiskʷyai | *samosiskʷyābom | *samosiskʷyābos |
locative | *? | *? | *? |
instrumental | *? | *samosiskʷyābim | *samosiskʷyābis |
Reconstruction notes
edit- The ī-stem inflection that Matasović reconstructs based on Goidelic cannot account for the Brittonic forms. Only a form *samosiskʷā can account for Brittonic.
- In the nominative singular, the first vowel should have been i-affected to yield **Hefysp in Welsh or the like. Instead, the Welsh indicates that a-affection, not i-affection, happened.
- Deriving from an oblique stem is not an option since this should yield **Hafysp, with neither a-affection nor i-affection having occurred.
- The final -k in Breton is irregular; a labial consonant would be instead expected. Matasovic attributes this to either Goidelic influence or a sporadic delabialization.[1]
Descendants
edit- Brythonic:
- Welsh: Hafesp
- Middle Breton: hanvesk, hanveskenn
- Breton: hañvesk
- Goidelic: