Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rūnā
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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
Etymology
Uncertain; Proto-Germanic *rūnō is either derived from the same source or is itself a loanword from Proto-Celtic.
Noun
*rūnā f
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *runā | *runai | *runās |
| vocative | *runā | *runai | *runās |
| accusative | *runam | *runai | *runāms |
| genitive | *runās | *runous | *runom |
| dative | *runāi | *runābom | *runābos |
| locative | *runai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *runābim | *runābis |
Descendants
Further reading
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 316
- Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 117