Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/oβnus
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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]
Uncertain.
According to Matasović, possibly related to Proto-Slavic *ęga (“to shiver”), assuming the root to be Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ-, though this root is usually reconstructed as *h₁eng- on the basis of Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”).[1]
Or, from *h₂enǵʰ- (“to constrict, tighten”); see the cognates listed at Latvian īgt (“to be angry”).
An alternative theory links the root to Proto-Indo-European *pow- (“to fear”), to which Proto-Italic *pawēō (“to be afraid”) may also belong.[2]
Noun[edit]
*oβnus m[1]
Declension[edit]
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *obnus | *obnū | *obnowes |
| vocative | *obnu | *obnū | *obnūs |
| accusative | *obnum | *obnū | *obnums |
| genitive | *obnous | *obnous | *obnowom |
| dative | *obnou | *obnubom | *obnubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *obnū | *obnubim | *obnubis |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *oβnos[1]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*obnu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 295-96: “*obno- or *obnu-”
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 451