Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-mus

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

From Proto-Indo-European *-mos, switching from o-stem declension to u-stem declension.

Suffix

*-mus m

1. Forms verbal nouns to verbs from vowel-final roots.

   ‎*snā- (“to swim”) + ‎*-mus → ‎*snāmus (“swimming”).

   ‎*sista- (“to stand”) + ‎*-mus → ‎*sistamus (“standing”)

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-mus	*-mū	*-mowes
vocative	*-mu	*-mū	*-mūs
accusative	*-mum	*-mū	*-mums
genitive	*-mous	*-mous	*-mowom
dative	*-mou	*-mubom	*-mubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*-mū	*-mubim	*-mubis

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-mus