Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kolanis
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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]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *kolanī (based on the Welsh)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą.[1]
Noun[edit]
*kolanis f
Inflection[edit]
Old Irish and Welsh disagree on the inflection of this word; Old Irish has an i-stem while Welsh is more indicative of an ī-stem.
| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kolanis | *kolanī | *kolanīs |
| vocative | *kolani | *kolanī | *kolanīs |
| accusative | *kolanim | *kolanī | *kolanims |
| genitive | *kolaneis | *kolanyow | *kolanyom |
| dative | *kolanei | *kolanibom | *kolanibos |
| locative | *kolanei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *kolanī | *kolanibim | *kolanibis |
| Feminine ī/yā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kolanī | *kolanī | *kolanyās |
| vocative | *kolanī | *kolanī | *kolanyās |
| accusative | *kolanīm | *kolanī | *kolanīms |
| genitive | *kolanyās | *kolanyous | *kolanyom |
| dative | *kolanyai | *kolanyābom | *kolanyābos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *kolanyābim | *kolanyābis |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95