Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kīkos
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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
Alternative forms
- *kīkā (feminine ā-stem)
Etymology
Assumed to be of expressive/imitative origin, common for female body parts[1] (cf. unrelated English tit, German Zitze (“teat”)).
The masculine gender of the Brythonic forms and potential evidence of the Old Irish daughter form being a neuter s-stem leads Matasović (2009) to propose possibly reconstructing the Proto-Celtic form as an s-stem neuter.
Noun
*kīkos n[1]
Declension
| Neuter s-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kīkos | *kīkese? | *kīkesa |
| vocative | *kīkos | *kīkese? | *kīkesa |
| accusative | *kīkos | *kīkese? | *kīkesa |
| genitive | *kīkesos | *kīkesous? | *kīkesom |
| dative | *kīkesē | *kīkesbom | *kīkesbos |
| locative | *kīkesi | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *kīkesē | *kīkesbim | *kīkesbis |