Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/garsman
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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 *ǵeh₂r- (“to call, cry”), suffixed with *-sman.
Noun[edit]
Declension[edit]
| Neuter n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *garman | *garmane? | *garmana |
| vocative | *garman | *garmane? | *garmana |
| accusative | *garman | *garmane? | *garmana |
| genitive | *garmens | *garmenous? | *garmenom |
| dative | *garmenē | *garmembom | *garmembos |
| locative | *garmen(i) | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *garmenē | *garmembim | *garmembis |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Old Irish: gairm
- Gaulish: garman
- Old French: guermenter (“lament”)
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*garman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 152
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “*gar(s)man-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 54