Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/abū
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ō ~ *h₂p-h₃nés, from *h₂ep- (“water”).
Noun
*abū f
Declension
| Masculine/feminine n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *abū | *abone? | *abones |
| vocative | *abū | *abone? | *abones |
| accusative | *abonam | *abone? | *abonams |
| genitive | *abonos | *abonows? | *abonom |
| dative | *abonei | *abombom | *abombos |
| locative | *abon(i) | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *abonei | *abombim | *abombis |
The Old Irish genitive singular abae apparently derives from the neuter ending *-ens.
Descendants
Further reading
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 23-24
- Mills, David (2011): A Dictionary of British Place-Names, p. 2