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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”).[1]
Noun
*saleinos m[2][3]
- salt
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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*salanos
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*salanou
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*salanoi
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| vocative
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*salane
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*salanou
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*salanūs
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| accusative
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*salanom
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*salanou
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*salanoms
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| genitive
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*salanī
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*salanous
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*salanom
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| dative
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*salanūi
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*salanobom
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*salanobos
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| locative
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*salanei
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*salanū
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*salanobim
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*salanūis
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Reconstruction notes
Matasović's separate reconstructions *salanos (for Goidelic) and *salenos (for Brittonic) are unnecessary, as *saleinos can regularly yield all Celtic reflexes.
Descendants
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*salano-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 319
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “halen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 216
