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Proto-Celtic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to hit, beat”), as in waves hitting against the shore. Or, it could instead be related to *tondā (“surface, skin”), if the original meaning was the surface of the sea, from *temh₁- (“to cut”).
Zair alternatively reconstructs the term as *tusnā and provides an alternative derivation from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).
Noun
*tundā f
- wave, billow
Inflection
Feminine ā-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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*tundā
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*tundai
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*tundās
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| vocative
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*tundā
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*tundai
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*tundās
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| accusative
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*tundam
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*tundai
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*tundāns
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| genitive
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*tundās
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*tundous
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*tundom
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| dative
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*tundāi
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*tundābom
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*tundābos
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| locative
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*tundai
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*?
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*?
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| instrumental
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*?
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*tundābim
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*tundābis
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tunda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 394
- ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
