Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mandus

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

Unknown; no etymology is specified by Delamarre.

Noun

*mandus m[1]

  1. pony

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mandus *mandū *mandowes
vocative *mandu *mandū *mandūs
accusative *mandum *mandū *manduns
genitive *mandous *mandous *mandowom
dative *mandou *mandubom *mandubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *mandū *mandubim *mandubis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gaulish: *mandus
    • → Latin: mannus (“small pony”)
  • → Basque: mando (“mule”)

References

  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “mandus”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 215
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