Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/neɸūss

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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 *népōts.

Noun

*neɸūss m

  1. nephew

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *neɸūs *neɸote *neɸotes
vocative *neɸūs *neɸote *neɸotes
accusative *neɸotam *neɸote *neɸotams
genitive *neɸotos *neɸotou *neɸotom
dative *neɸotei *neɸotobom *neɸotobos
locative *neɸoti
instrumental *neɸote? *neɸotobim *neɸotobis

Derived terms

  • *kom-neɸūts
    • Proto-Brythonic: *köβ̃n

Descendants

References

  • “Celtic Lexicon”, in University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2003