Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/glūnos

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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

Dissimilated from earlier *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare with Albanian gju for a similar development.

Noun

*glūnos m

  1. knee

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *glūnos *glūnou *glūnoi
vocative *glūne *glūnou *glūnūs
accusative *glūnom *glūnou *glūnoms
genitive *glūnī *glūnous *glūnom
dative *glūnūi *glūnobom *glūnobos
locative *glūnei *? *?
instrumental *glūnū *glūnobim *glūnūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *glin
    • Breton: glin
    • Cornish: glin
    • Welsh: glin
  • Old Irish: glún