Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kasnī
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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]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Feminine ī-stem derivation of Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- with a nasal suffix. Related to Proto-Germanic *hesô (“hare”), Sanskrit शश (śaśa, “hare, rabbit”), and Latin cānus (“grey”).
Noun
[edit]*kasnī f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ī/yā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kasnī | *kasnī | *kasniyās |
| vocative | *kasnī | *kasnī | *kasniyās |
| accusative | *kasnīm | *kasnī | *kasnīms |
| genitive | *kasnyās | *kasnyous | *kasnyom |
| dative | *kasnyai | *kasnyābom | *kasnyābos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *kasnyābim | *kasnyābis |
Derived terms
[edit]The word does not directly survive in any Celtic language. However, some derivatives are known.
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kasni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 192-193