Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/-enn

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This Proto-Brythonic 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-Brythonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *-inyā. Cognate with Old Irish -(i)ne.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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*-enn f (masculine *-ɨnn)

  1. Forms singulatives of collective nouns.
    *llugod (mice) + ‎*-enn → ‎*llugodenn (mouse)
    *ster (stars) + ‎*-enn → ‎*sterenn (star)
    *know (nuts) + ‎*-enn → ‎*knowenn (nut)
  2. Forms abstract derivatives of certain nouns and adjectives.
    *llɨθer (letter, missive) + ‎*-enn → ‎*llɨθerenn (letter, character, type)

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: -enn
  • Old Cornish: -en
    • Middle Cornish: -en
  • Old Welsh: -en

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 260
  2. ^ Irslinger, Britta (2010) “Les dérivés gallois, cornique -yn/-en, breton -enn et irlandais -ne: fonction et sémantique”, in La Bretagne Linguistique[1], page 58
  3. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-yn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies