Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anaman

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 *h₂énh₁mn̥ (“breath, spirit, soul”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-mn̥ (abstract noun suffix). Equivalent to *ana- +‎ *-man.
Compare Proto-Italic *anamos and Proto-Hellenic *ánemos, from *h₂énh₁mos.

Noun

*anaman n[1]

  1. soul, spirit

Declension

Neuter n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *anaman *anamane? *anamana
vocative *anaman *anamane? *anamana
accusative *anaman *anamane? *anamana
genitive *anamens *anamenous? *anamenom
dative *anamenei *anamembom *anamembos
locative *anamen(i) *? *?
instrumental *anamenei *anamembim *anamembis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: eneff
    • Cornish: enev
  • Old Irish: ainimm, ainim, anaim, anaimm, anim, animm

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*anamon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 34-35
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