Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gyemos
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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 *ǵʰyem- (“winter”).
Noun
*gyemos m[1]
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *gyemos | *gyemou | *gyemoi |
| vocative | *gyeme | *gyemou | *gyemoi |
| accusative | *gyemom | *gyemou | *gyemoms |
| genitive | *gyemī | *gyemous | *gyemom |
| dative | *gyemūi | *gyemobom | *gyemobos |
| locative | *gyemei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *gyemū | *gyemobim | *gyemūis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Primitive Irish: ᚌᚐᚋᚔ- (gami-, gen.)
- Gaulish: Giamos (personal name)
- ⇒ Gaulish: giamonios (name of a month) (attested from the Coligny calendar)
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gyemo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 170
See also
| Seasons in Proto-Celtic · *amsterās (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| *wesrakos (“spring”) | *samos (“summer”) | *wogamur (“autumn”) | *gyemos (“winter”) |