Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/natus

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

Possibly related to the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₁- (“to spin (thread)”),[1] suffixed with *-tus.

Noun

*natus m[2]

  1. poem

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *natus *natū *natowes
vocative *natu *natū *natūs
accusative *natum *natū *natuns
genitive *natous *natous *natowom
dative *natou *natubom *natubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *natū *natubim *natubis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Irish: nath
  • Proto-Brythonic: *nad

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*natu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 284-285
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