Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-mus

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 *-mos, switching from o-stem declension to u-stem declension.[1]

Suffix

*-mus m

  1. Forms verbal nouns to verbs from vowel-final roots.
    ‎*snā- (“to swim”) + ‎*-mus → ‎*snāmus (“swimming”).
    ‎*sista- (“to stand”) + ‎*-mus → ‎*sistamus (“standing”)

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *-mus *-mū *-mowes
vocative *-mu *-mū *-mūs
accusative *-mum *-mū *-muns
genitive *-mous *-mous *-mowom
dative *-mou *-mubom *-mubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *-mū *-mubim *-mubis

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-mus
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gnīmus
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sistamus
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/snāmus
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/stamus

References

  1. ^ Stüber, Karin (2015) Die Verbalabstrakta des Altirischen (in German), pages 118-119
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