Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/damos

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 *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”). Compare Albanian dem (“bull”) from the same root.[1]

Noun

*damos m

  1. ox

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *damos *damou *damoi
vocative *dame *damou *damoi
accusative *damom *damou *damons
genitive *damī *damous *damom
dative *damūi *damobom *damobos
locative *damei *? *?
instrumental *damū *damobim *damūis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Irish: dam
    • Middle Irish: dam
      • Irish: damh
      • Manx: dow
      • Scottish Gaelic: damh

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*damo-, *damato-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89
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