Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dāmos
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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 *dōm-o-s (“belonging to the house”), a vṛddhi derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dom-o-s, thematized form of *dṓm (“house, home”).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]*dāmos m
- someone in one's retinue
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *dāmos | *dāmou | *dāmoi |
| vocative | *dāme | *dāmou | *dāmūs |
| accusative | *dāmom | *dāmou | *dāmoms |
| genitive | *dāmī | *dāmous | *dāmom |
| dative | *dāmūi | *dāmobom | *dāmobos |
| locative | *dāmei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *dāmū | *dāmobim | *dāmūis |
Derived terms
[edit]- *dāmā (“retinue”, collective)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *dọβ̃ (“client, son-in-law”)
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dāmo/ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 88-89
- ^ McCone, Kim (1992) “Varia I: The Etymology of Old Irish Déis 'client(s)'”, in Ériu, page 194