Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dānus
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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 a u-stem extension of Proto-Indo-European *déh₃-r̥ ~ *dh₃-éns, from *deh₃- (“to give”).[1]
Noun[edit]
*dānus m
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *dānus | *dānū | *dānowes |
| vocative | *dānu | *dānū | *dānūs |
| accusative | *dānum | *dānū | *dānums |
| genitive | *dānous | *dānous | *dānowom |
| dative | *dānou | *dānubom | *dānubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *dānū | *dānubim | *dānubis |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dānu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90