Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/adgostus

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 *ad- +‎ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- (“hand”), literally “at hand”.[1]

Adjective

*adgostus (comparative *nessais, superlative *nessamos)

  1. near

Inflection

U-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *adgostus *adgostū *adgostowes
vocative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostūs
accusative *adgostum *adgostū *adgostuns
genitive *adgostous *adgostous *adgostowom
dative *adgostou *adgostubom *adgostubos
instrumental *adgostū *adgostubim *adgostubis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *adgostus *adgostū *adgostowes
vocative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostūs
accusative *adgostum *adgostū *adgostuns
genitive *adgostous *adgostous *adgostowom
dative *adgostou *adgostubom *adgostubos
instrumental *adgostū *adgostubim *adgostubis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostwā
vocative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostwā
accusative *adgostu *adgostū *adgostwā
genitive *adgostous *adgostous *adgostowom
dative *adgostou *adgostubom *adgostubos
instrumental *adgostū *adgostubim *adgostubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *agos
    • Old Breton: ocos
    • Old Cornish: ogos
    • Middle Welsh: agos
  • Old Irish: ocus (adjective)

References

  1. ^ Hamp, Eric (1981) “Varia III”, in Ériu‎[1], volume 32, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved 9 February 2024, pages 158–162
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