Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ankus
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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 *n̥ḱ-ú-s ~ *n̥k-éw-s (“dead; mortal”).
Noun[edit]
*ankus m[1]
Declension[edit]
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *ankus | *ankū | *ankowes |
| vocative | *anku | *ankū | *ankūs |
| accusative | *ankum | *ankū | *ankums |
| genitive | *ankous | *ankous | *ankowom |
| dative | *ankou | *ankubom | *ankubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *ankū | *ankubim | *ankubis |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*anku-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 350: “*ank-ou̯-”