Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dekametos

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

Proto-Celtic numbers (edit)
100
 ←  1 [a], [b], [c] ←  9 10 100  → 
1
    Cardinal: *dekam
    Ordinal: *dekametos, *dekantos

Etymology

From *dekam (ten) +‎ *-etos (ordinal suffix), displacing earlier *dekantos.

Adjective

*dekametos

  1. tenth

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *dekametos *dekametou *dekametoi
vocative *dekamete *dekametou *dekametoi
accusative *dekametom *dekametou *dekametons
genitive *dekametī *dekametous *dekametom
dative *dekametūi *dekametobom *dekametobos
instrumental *dekametū *dekametobim *dekametobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *dekametā *dekametai *dekametās
vocative *dekametā *dekametai *dekametās
accusative *dekametam *dekametai *dekametans
genitive *dekametās *dekametous *dekametom
dative *dekametai *dekametābom *dekametābos
instrumental *? *dekametābim *dekametābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *dekametom *dekametou *dekametā
vocative *dekametom *dekametou *dekametā
accusative *dekametom *dekametou *dekametā
genitive *dekametī *dekametous *dekametom
dative *dekametūi *dekametobom *dekametobos
instrumental *dekametū *dekametobim *dekametobis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *degβ̃ed
    • Breton: dekved
    • Cornish: degves
    • Middle Welsh: decuet
  • Old Irish: dechmad
  • Celtiberian: [Term?] (dekametam)
  • Gaulish: decametos, decometos