Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anatlā
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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 *h₂énh₁tleh₂, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) + *-tl-eh₂ f (instrument noun suffix).[1] Equivalent to *ana- + *-tlā.
Related to Middle Welsh eneit (“spirit, life; purity”) (whence the given name English Enid), Gaulish anatia (“souls (?)”), presumably from Proto-Celtic *anatyom (“life; spirit, soul”).
Noun
[edit]*anatlā f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *anatlā | *anatlai | *anatlās |
| vocative | *anatlā | *anatlai | *anatlās |
| accusative | *anatlam | *anatlai | *anatlāms |
| genitive | *anatlās | *anatlous | *anatlom |
| dative | *anatlāi | *anatlābom | *anatlābos |
| locative | *anatlai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *anatlābim | *anatlābis |