Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mēnis
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Proto-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis, from *(s)mēy(H)- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“smith”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*mēnis f
Declension
[edit]Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *mēnis | *mēnī | *mēnīs |
vocative | *mēni | *mēnī | *mēnīs |
accusative | *mēnim | *mēnī | *mēnims |
genitive | *mēneis | *mēnyow | *mēnyom |
dative | *mēnei | *mēnibom | *mēnibos |
locative | *mēnei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *mēnī | *mēnibim | *mēnibis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mēni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 265