Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sindos

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 *só (“that”) + -m̥ (compare *sih₂m̥, accusative of *sih₂) + *de ~ *do (demonstrative particle).^[1]^[2]

Determiner

*sindos

this

Declension

Irregular
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sindos	*sindou	*sindoi
vocative	*sinde	*sindou	*sindūs
accusative	*sindom	*sindou	*sindons
genitive	*sindī	*sindous	*sindoisom
dative	*sindūi	*sindobom	*sindobos
instrumental	*sindū	*sindobim	*sindobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sindā	*sindai	*sindās
vocative	*sindā	*sindai	*sindās
accusative	*sindam	*sindai	*sindans
genitive	*sindās	*sindous	*sindoisom
dative	*sindai	*sindābom	*sindābos
instrumental	*?	*sindābim	*sindābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sosim, sinde	*sindou	*sindā
vocative	*sosim, sinde	*sindou	*sindā
accusative	*sosim, sinde	*sindou	*sindā
genitive	*sindī	*sindous	*sindoisom
dative	*sindūi	*sindobom	*sindobos
instrumental	*sindū	*sindobim	*sindobis

Descendants

Old Irish: sin, in
- Irish: sin, an
- Scottish Gaelic: sin, an
- Manx: shen, yn
Brythonic:
- Breton: an, ar, al
- Cornish: an
- Old Welsh: hinn; ir
  - Welsh: hyn; y, yr, 'r

References

^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sin”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “sindo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 336–37

[1] MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sin”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “sindo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 336–37

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