Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/samosiskʷī

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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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From *samos (summer) +‎ *siskʷos (sterile, dry).[1]

Noun

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*samosiskʷī f

  1. heifer, sterile cow

Declension

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Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *samosiskʷī *samosiskʷī *samosiskʷyās
vocative *samosiskʷī *samosiskʷī *samosiskʷyās
accusative *samosiskʷīm *samosiskʷī *samosiskʷīms
genitive *samosiskʷyās *samosiskʷyous *samosiskʷyom
dative *samosiskʷyai *samosiskʷyābom *samosiskʷyābos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *? *samosiskʷyābim *samosiskʷyābis

Descendants

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  • Brythonic:
    • Welsh: Hafesp
    • → Middle Breton: hanvesk, hanveskenn
  • Goidelic:

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 321