Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/magos

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (great) with a semantic shift from "great one" > "soil; plain".[1] See Sanskrit मही (mahī́, earth) for a similar semantic development.

Noun

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*magos n[1]

  1. plain, field

Inflection

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Neuter s-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *magos *magese? *magesa
vocative *magos *magese? *magesa
accusative *magos *magese? *magesa
genitive *magesos *magesous? *magesom
dative *magesē *magesbom *magesbos
locative *magesi *? *?
instrumental *magesē *magesbim *magesbis

Derived terms

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  • *mages-tus
    • Proto-Brythonic: *maɣes

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*magos-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253