Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kanxtus
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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 *ḱank-tus, from *ḱank- (“branch”).[1] Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, “plough”), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, “stake, club, brace, plough”), Old Armenian ցախ (cʻax, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Persian شاخ (šâx, “branch”).
Noun[edit]
*kanxtus m
Declension[edit]
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kanxtus | *kanxtū | *kanxtowes |
| vocative | *kanxtu | *kanxtū | *kanxtūs |
| accusative | *kanxtum | *kanxtū | *kanxtums |
| genitive | *kanxtous | *kanxtous | *kanxtowom |
| dative | *kanxtou | *kanxtubom | *kanxtubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *kanxtū | *kanxtubim | *kanxtubis |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157