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

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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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

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*kasnī f

  1. hare

Inflection

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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

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The word does not directly survive in any Celtic language. However, some derivatives are known.

  • Welsh: ceinach
  • Old Irish: Cainnech

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kasni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 192-193