Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nextī
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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
Alternative forms
- *nextā
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.
Noun
*nextī f[1]
Declension
| Feminine ī/yā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *nextī | *nextī | *nextiyās |
| vocative | *nextī | *nextī | *nextiyās |
| accusative | *nextīm | *nextī | *nextīms |
| genitive | *nextyās | *nextyous | *nextyom |
| dative | *nextyai | *nextyābom | *nextyābos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *nextyābim | *nextyābis |
Descendants
In Goidelic, the word was reformed as an ā-stem, *nextā.
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN