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Proto-Celtic
Etymologies
Stokes suggests possible derivations from Proto-Indo-European *tenk (“to be suitable”) (similar to Proto-Germanic *þinhaną (“to thrive”)) and *teḱ- (“to beget, sire, be fruitful”) (similar to Ancient Greek τίκτω (tíktō)).[1]
Adjective
*tekos
- fair, beautiful
Inflection
| O/ā-stem
|
| masculine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*tekos
|
*tekou
|
*tekoi
|
| vocative
|
*teke
|
*tekou
|
*tekoi
|
| accusative
|
*tekom
|
*tekou
|
*tekoms
|
| genitive
|
*tekī
|
*tekous
|
*tekom
|
| dative
|
*tekūi
|
*tekobom
|
*tekobos
|
| instrumental
|
*tekū
|
*tekobim
|
*tekobis
|
| feminine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*tekā
|
*tekai
|
*tekās
|
| vocative
|
*tekā
|
*tekai
|
*tekās
|
| accusative
|
*tekam
|
*tekai
|
*tekams
|
| genitive
|
*tekās
|
*tekous
|
*tekom
|
| dative
|
*tekai
|
*tekābom
|
*tekābos
|
| instrumental
|
*?
|
*tekābim
|
*tekābis
|
| neuter
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*tekom
|
*tekou
|
*tekā
|
| vocative
|
*tekom
|
*tekou
|
*tekā
|
| accusative
|
*tekom
|
*tekou
|
*tekā
|
| genitive
|
*tekī
|
*tekous
|
*tekom
|
| dative
|
*tekūi
|
*tekobom
|
*tekobos
|
| instrumental
|
*tekū
|
*tekobim
|
*tekobis
|
| Declension of the comparative
|
| masculine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*tekyūs
|
*?
|
*tekyoses
|
| vocative
|
*tekyūs
|
*?
|
*tekyoses
|
| accusative
|
*tekyosam
|
*?
|
*tekyosams
|
| genitive
|
*tekisos
|
*?
|
*tekisom
|
| dative
|
*tekisei
|
*?
|
*tekisbos
|
| instrumental
|
*tekisī
|
*?
|
*tekisbis
|
| feminine
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*tekyūs
|
*?
|
*tekyoses
|
| vocative
|
*tekyūs
|
*?
|
*tekyoses
|
| accusative
|
*tekyosam
|
*?
|
*tekyosams
|
| genitive
|
*tekisos
|
*?
|
*tekisom
|
| dative
|
*tekisei
|
*?
|
*tekisbos
|
| instrumental
|
*tekisī
|
*?
|
*tekisbis
|
| neuter
|
singular
|
dual
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
*tekis
|
*?
|
*?
|
| vocative
|
*tekis
|
*?
|
*?
|
| accusative
|
*tekis
|
*?
|
*?
|
| genitive
|
*tekisos
|
*?
|
*tekisom
|
| dative
|
*tekisei
|
*?
|
*tekisbos
|
| instrumental
|
*tekisī
|
*?
|
*tekisbis
|
Reconstruction notes
The connection between Old Irish étig and the Brittonic terms is made by McManus,[2] although he does not reconstruct a proto-form himself.
Derived terms
- *an-tekos (literally “un-fair”)
- Old Irish: étig (with secondary i-stem inflection)
Descendants
References
- ^ Stokes: Urkeltischer Sprachschatz
- ^ McManus, Damian (1991) A Guide to Ogam (Maynooth monographs), An Sagart, →ISBN, page 179
