Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tannos
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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
Possibly from earlier *(s)tannos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰnwos, *(s)dʰonu (“fir”), if not from a non-Indo-European substrate language.
Cognate with Proto-Germanic *dannǭ (“fir, pine”) (Old High German tanna (“fir wood”), Old Saxon danna (“pine”)), Albanian thanë (“cranberry bush”), Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuarə, “bow”), Sanskrit धनु (dhanu, “bow”)), Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (GIŠta-na-a-ú /tanau/, “fir”), and perhaps Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”).
Noun
*tannos m
Declension
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *tannos | *tannou | *tannoi |
| vocative | *tanne | *tannou | *tannūs |
| accusative | *tannom | *tannou | *tannoms |
| genitive | *tannī | *tannous | *tannom |
| dative | *tannūi | *tannobom | *tannobos |
| locative | *tannei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *tannū | *tannobim | *tannūis |