Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anatyom

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), whence also *anaman (“soul”), *anatlā (“breath”), and *anati (“to remain”).[1][2]

Noun

*anatyom n

  1. soul
    Synonym: *anaman

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *anatyom *anatyou *anatyā
vocative *anatyom *anatyou *anatyā
accusative *anatyom *anatyou *anatyā
genitive *anatyī *anatyous *anatyom
dative *anatyūi *anatyobom *anatyobos
locative *anatyei *? *?
instrumental *anatyū *anatyobim *anatyūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ėnėd
    • Middle Welsh: eneid
  • Gaulish: anatia pl (in the lead tablet of Larzac)

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 35
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) 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 44
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