Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dānus

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 *déh₃n-u-s ~ *dh₃n-éw-s, from *dóh₃-r̥ ~ *déh₃-n̥-s (“gift”) + *-us.[1][2][3]

Noun

*dānus m

  1. gift

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dānus *dānū *dānowes
vocative *dānu *dānū *dānūs
accusative *dānum *dānū *dānuns
genitive *dānous *dānous *dānowom
dative *dānou *dānubom *dānubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *dānū *dānubim *dānubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *dọn
  • Old Irish: dán

References

  1. ^ Stifter, David (2017–2018) “Chapter XI: Celtic”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The phonology of Celtic, page 1197: “*doh₃nus”
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110: “*deh₃-nu-”
  3. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dānu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90
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