Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/menus
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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 *men- (“small”)[1]
Adjective
[edit]*menus
Inflection
[edit]Welsh shows a stem shape *man-, indicating an original ablauting u-stem paradigm that was thematized into *menwo- in Irish.[2]
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *menus | *menū | *menowes |
| vocative | *menu | *menū | *menūs |
| accusative | *menum | *menū | *menuns |
| genitive | *manous | *manous | *manowom |
| dative | *manou | *manubom | *manubos |
| instrumental | *manū | *manubim | *manubis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *menus | *menū | *menowes |
| vocative | *menu | *menū | *menūs |
| accusative | *menum | *menū | *menuns |
| genitive | *manous | *manous | *manowom |
| dative | *manou | *manubom | *manubos |
| instrumental | *manū | *manubim | *manubis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *menu | *menū | *menwā |
| vocative | *menu | *menū | *menwā |
| accusative | *menu | *menū | *menwā |
| genitive | *manous | *manous | *manowom |
| dative | *manou | *manubom | *manubos |
| instrumental | *manū | *manubim | *manubis |