Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gentis

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 *ǵénh₁tis (“birth”).[1]

Noun

*gentis f[1]

  1. child

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gentis *gentī *gentīs
vocative *genti *gentī *gentīs
accusative *gentim *gentī *gentins
genitive *genteis *gentyow *gentyom
dative *gentei *gentibom *gentibos
locative *gentei *? *?
instrumental *gentī *gentibim *gentibis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *-ɣɨnt (personal name element)
    • ⇒ Old Welsh: Bledgint
  • Celtiberian: kentis

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 189
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