Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/eiskyom

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

Matasović derives this from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysk- (“to shine, glitter”).[1] However, Zair is confused at this etymology, pointing out that the *ē should not have remained as é before the unpalatalized consonant cluster in Old Irish;[2] instead it should have broken into ía.

Noun

*eiskyom n

  1. moon

Declension

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *eiskyom *eiskyou *eiskyā
vocative *eiskyom *eiskyou *eiskyā
accusative *eiskyom *eiskyou *eiskyā
genitive *eiskyī *eiskyous *eiskyom
dative *eiskyūi *eiskyobom *eiskyobos
locative *eiskyei *? *?
instrumental *eiskyū *eiskyobim *eiskyūis

Derived terms

  • Old Irish: éscae, aesca, æscae, ésca, æscæ, éisce
    • Irish: éasca
    • Manx: eayst

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 118
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 229-230
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