Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/taskos

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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 *toskos (badger).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

*taskos m

  1. badger
    Synonym: *brokkos

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *taskos *taskou *taskoi
vocative *taske *taskou *taskoi
accusative *taskom *taskou *taskoms
genitive *taskī *taskous *taskom
dative *taskūi *taskobom *taskobos
locative *taskei *? *?
instrumental *taskū *taskobim *taskūis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: tadg
  • Gaulish: *tasgos
  • Galatian: τασκός (taskós)

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 372