Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸognīmus

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

Alternative forms

  • *uɸognīmā (for Brythonic forms only)[1]

Etymology

From *uɸo- (“under-”) +‎ *gnīmus (“doing”), literally “doing under”.

Noun

*uɸognīmus m[2]

  1. service

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *uɸognīmus *uɸognīmū *uɸognīmowes
vocative *uɸognīmu *uɸognīmū *uɸognīmūs
accusative *uɸognīmum *uɸognīmū *uɸognīmuns
genitive *uɸognīmous *uɸognīmous *uɸognīmowom
dative *uɸognīmou *uɸognīmubom *uɸognīmubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *uɸognīmū *uɸognīmubim *uɸognīmubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwöɣniβ̃
  • Old Irish: fognam

References

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 274
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gweinyddaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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