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

  1. river

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