Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dowenis

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

Generally held as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”), literally meaning "mortal".[1]

Noun

*dowenis m

  1. human, person
    Synonym: *gdonyos

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dowenis *dowenī *dowenīs
vocative *doweni *dowenī *dowenīs
accusative *dowenim *dowenī *dowenins
genitive *doweneis *dowenyow *dowenyom
dative *dowenei *dowenibom *dowenibos
locative *dowenei *? *?
instrumental *dowenī *dowenibim *dowenibis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: doíni (suppletive plural of duine)
    • Irish: daoine
    • Manx: deiney
    • Scottish Gaelic: daoine
  • Middle Irish: dóen (poetic)

References

  1. ^ Schaffner, Stefan (2005) Untersuchungen zu ausgewählten Problemen der nominalen Morphologie und der Etymologie der altindogermanischen Sprachen (in German), Regensburg: University of Regensburg, page 65
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