Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/senos

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *sénos.

Adjective

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*senos (comparative *senyūs, superlative *senisamos)[1][2]

  1. old
    Synonym: *kottos

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *senos *senou *senoi
vocative *sene *senou *senoi
accusative *senom *senou *senoms
genitive *senī *senous *senom
dative *senūi *senobom *senobos
instrumental *senū *senobim *senobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *senā *senai *senās
vocative *senā *senai *senās
accusative *senam *senai *senams
genitive *senās *senous *senom
dative *senai *senābom *senābos
instrumental *? *senābim *senābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *senom *senou *senā
vocative *senom *senou *senā
accusative *senom *senou *senā
genitive *senī *senous *senom
dative *senūi *senobom *senobos
instrumental *senū *senobim *senobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *hen
    • Breton: hen
    • Cornish: hen
    • Welsh: hen
  • Old Irish: sen
  • Gaulish: *senos[3]
  • Galatian: sen-, sin-

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*seno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*seno-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 240
  3. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “senos”, 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 270