Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anamī

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

Probably of PIE origin, although no-one has agreed on a definite etymology. Two possibilities have been put forward:

  • Descended from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₃-
  • A deverbal noun from *amū (to wash) with the negative prefix *an- attached

Noun

*anamī f

  1. blemish, fault

Declension

Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *anamī *anamī *anamiyās
vocative *anamī *anamī *anamiyās
accusative *anamīm *anamī *anamīns
genitive *anamyās *anamyous *anamyom
dative *anamyai *anamyābom *anamyābos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *? *anamyābim *anamyābis

Descendants

  • Brythonic:
    • Old Welsh: anamou
    • Middle Breton: anaf, anaff
  • Old Irish: anim
  • Transalpine Gaulish: anamis

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*anamī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
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