Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/awontīr

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 *awū ~ *awonos (“uncle”) +‎ *-tīr (agent noun suffix).

Noun

*awontīr m

  1. uncle

Declension

Masculine/feminine r-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *awontīr *awontere *awonteres
vocative *awonter *awontere *awonteres
accusative *awonteram *awontere *awonterans
genitive *awontros *awontrous *awontrom
dative *awontrei *awontarbom *awontarbos
locative *awontri *? *?
instrumental *awontrei *awontarbim *awontarbis
  • *awyos (“grandson, descendant”)
  • *altrawū (“foster uncle”)

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ėwöntr
  • Old Irish: amnair
    • Irish: amhnair, omhnair (obsolete)

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 48
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