Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/komrūnos

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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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Etymology

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Adjective formed from *kom- (together) +‎ *rūnā (secret).[1]

Adjective

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*komrūnos

  1. secret

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *komrūnos *komrūnou *komrūnoi
vocative *komrūne *komrūnou *komrūnoi
accusative *komrūnom *komrūnou *komrūnoms
genitive *komrūnī *komrūnous *komrūnom
dative *komrūnūi *komrūnobom *komrūnobos
instrumental *komrūnū *komrūnobim *komrūnobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *komrūnā *komrūnai *komrūnās
vocative *komrūnā *komrūnai *komrūnās
accusative *komrūnam *komrūnai *komrūnams
genitive *komrūnās *komrūnous *komrūnom
dative *komrūnai *komrūnābom *komrūnābos
instrumental *? *komrūnābim *komrūnābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *komrūnom *komrūnou *komrūnā
vocative *komrūnom *komrūnou *komrūnā
accusative *komrūnom *komrūnou *komrūnā
genitive *komrūnī *komrūnous *komrūnom
dative *komrūnūi *komrūnobom *komrūnobos
instrumental *komrūnū *komrūnobim *komrūnobis

Reconstruction notes

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The frequently cited early Irish *comrún does not exist and would not be the regular outcome of *komrūnos anyhow (that would be comrann, which does exist but is unrelated).

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “comrunos, cobrunos”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 123