Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sanestos
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editOf unclear origin. The usual comparison to Proto-Celtic *swannati (from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”)) is formally very unlikely, as proto-Celtic *sw- regularly corresponds to chw- in Welsh, yet the Welsh descendant of this root features an h- instead. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sn-Hes-to- (“wisdom of the elders, ancient lore”) (which would semantically shift to "advice" > "whisper"), from *sénos (“old”); however, this is semantically bold and makes an assumption that "advice" was the original meaning.[1]
Noun
edit*sanestos m
Declension
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *sanestos | *sanestou | *sanestoi |
vocative | *saneste | *sanestou | *sanestūs |
accusative | *sanestom | *sanestou | *sanestoms |
genitive | *sanestī | *sanestous | *sanestom |
dative | *sanestūi | *sanestobom | *sanestobos |
locative | *sanestei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *sanestū | *sanestobim | *sanestūis |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hanes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 322