Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-mentom

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 *manyetor (“to think, remember”) +‎ *-tom (verbal noun suffix).

Suffix

*-mentom n[1][2]

  1. Forms verbal nouns relating to thought or memory.

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *-mentom *-mentou *-mentā
vocative *-mentom *-mentou *-mentā
accusative *-mentom *-mentou *-mentā
genitive *-mentī *-mentous *-mentom
dative *-mentūi *-mentobom *-mentobos
locative *-mentei *? *?
instrumental *-mentū *-mentobim *-mentūis

Derived terms

  • *uɸor-mentom
  • *de-ɸro-mentom
    • Old Irish: dermat, dermet
      • Irish: dearmad
      • Manx: jarrood
      • Scottish Gaelic: dearmad
  • *uɸor-ati-mentom
    • Old Irish: foraithmet
  • *to-ati-mentom
    • Old Irish: taithmet

See also

References

  1. ^ Stüber, Karin (2015) Die Verbalabstrakta des Altirischen (in German), pages 440-445
  2. ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) “muⁱn-DEP ‘think, remember’”, in Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, 3.1.86., page 256f.
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