Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/linnā
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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 *linom (“flax”) plus an unknown suffix, maybe Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂ (“Used to form nouns denoting an object”) as one of the suffixes suggested by Matasović. The original Proto-Indo-European word doesn’t seem to be confined to a single form; Proto-Celtic, for example, has two versions, one with the long /i/ and another with its short counterpart. See Latin līnum, Proto-Germanic *līną for more information.
Noun
[edit]Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *linnā | *linnai | *linnās |
| vocative | *linnā | *linnai | *linnās |
| accusative | *linnam | *linnai | *linnāms |
| genitive | *linnās | *linnous | *linnom |
| dative | *linnāi | *linnābom | *linnābos |
| locative | *linnai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *linnābim | *linnābis |
Related terms
[edit]- *līnom (“flax”)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*linnā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 240
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “cloak *φlinnā-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 66