Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/karnom
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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
Perhaps related to *karwos (“stag, deer”) and *karno- (“hoof, horn”), all from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top, horn”).
Noun
*karnom n[1]
Declension
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *karnom | *karnou | *karnā |
| vocative | *karnom | *karnou | *karnā |
| accusative | *karnom | *karnou | *karnā |
| genitive | *karnī | *karnous | *karnom |
| dative | *karnūi | *karnobom | *karnobos |
| locative | *karnei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *karnū | *karnobim | *karnūis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *karn
- Old Irish: carn
- Scottish Gaelic: càrn
- Gaulish: carnon
- ⇒ Gaulish: 𐌊𐌀𐌓𐌍𐌉𐌕𐌖 (3sg. pret. of a denominative verb), Carnuntum
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*karno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 191