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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Usually explained as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“jaw, chin”), but the exact derivation process is obscure, especially for the long *ū in this word. Zair speculates that it may have arisen from the old neuter plural ending *-u-h₂.
Noun
*gnūstis f
- face
- Synonym: *enīkʷom
Inflection
Masculine/feminine i-stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*gnūstis
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*gnūstī
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*gnūstīs
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| vocative
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*gnūsti
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*gnūstī
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*gnūstīs
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| accusative
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*gnūstim
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*gnūstī
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*gnūstins
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| genitive
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*gnūsteis
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*gnūstyow
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*gnūstyom
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| dative
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*gnūstei
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*gnūstibom
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*gnūstibos
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| locative
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*gnūstei
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*gnūstī
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*gnūstibim
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*gnūstibis
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Descendants
References
- ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 428
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
