Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kennos
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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
May be related to Proto-Germanic *skinþą (“skin, peel”).[1]
Noun
*kennos m
- skin
- Synonyms: *krokkenom, *knissos
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kennos | *kennou | *kennoi |
| vocative | *kenne | *kennou | *kennoi |
| accusative | *kennom | *kennou | *kennoms |
| genitive | *kennī | *kennous | *kennom |
| dative | *kennūi | *kennobom | *kennobos |
| locative | *kennei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *kennū | *kennobim | *kennūis |
Reconstruction notes
The feminine gender in Old Irish is secondary, to better distinguish the word from the reflex of *kʷennom, which had become homophones with it.[2]