Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/texstus

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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 *tép-s-tus, from *tep- (heat) +‎ *-tus (action noun suffix).

Noun[edit]

*texstus m[1]

  1. heat, warmth

Inflection[edit]

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *texstus
vocative *texstu
accusative *texstum
genitive *texstous
dative *texstou
locative *?
instrumental *texstū

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *tes
  • Old Irish: tes, tess

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tefstu- (*textsu-)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 375