Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-tus
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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 *-tus.
Suffix
[edit]*-tus m
- Forms action nouns from verb stems.
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-tus | *-tū | *-towes |
| vocative | *-tu | *-tū | *-tūs |
| accusative | *-tum | *-tū | *-tuns |
| genitive | *-tous | *-tous | *-towom |
| dative | *-tou | *-tubom | *-tubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *-tū | *-tubim | *-tubis |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *-d
- Welsh: -d
- Old Irish: -ad, -ed (slender form), -ud (often with A II verbs)
- Gaulish: -tus
Further reading
[edit]- Kim McCone (1994) “An tSean-Ghaeilge agus a Réamhstair”, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §30.5, page 175