Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kentus

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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 *kéntus, from *ken-.

Adjective

Proto-Celtic ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *oinos
    Ordinal : *kentus

*kentus

  1. first

Inflection

U-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *kentus *kentū *kentowes
vocative *kentu *kentū *kentūs
accusative *kentum *kentū *kentums
genitive *kentous *kentous *kentowom
dative *kentou *kentubom *kentubos
instrumental *kentū *kentubim *kentubis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kentus *kentū *kentowes
vocative *kentu *kentū *kentūs
accusative *kentum *kentū *kentums
genitive *kentous *kentous *kentowom
dative *kentou *kentubom *kentubos
instrumental *kentū *kentubim *kentubis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *kentu *kentū *kentwā
vocative *kentu *kentū *kentwā
accusative *kentu *kentū *kentwā
genitive *kentous *kentous *kentowom
dative *kentou *kentubom *kentubos
instrumental *kentū *kentubim *kentubis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *kɨnt
    • Breton: kent
    • Cornish: kyns
    • Welsh: cynt
  • Old Irish: cét-
  • Gaulish: cintus