Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/genos

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 *ǵénh₁os.

Noun

*genos n^[1]

family, clan
birth

Declension

When used as a standalone noun:

Neuter s-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*genos	*genese?	*genesa
vocative	*genos	*genese?	*genesa
accusative	*genos	*genese?	*genesa
genitive	*genesos	*genesous?	*genesom
dative	*genesei	*genesbom	*genesbos
locative	*genesi	*?	*?
instrumental	*genesei	*genesbim	*genesbis

When suffixed to create male given names:

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-genos	*-genou	*-genoi
vocative	*-gene	*-genou	*-genoi
accusative	*-genom	*-genou	*-genons
genitive	*-genī	*-genous	*-genom
dative	*-genūi	*-genobom	*-genobos
locative	*-genei	*?	*?
instrumental	*-genū	*-genobim	*-genūis

Derived terms

*Medugenos
*eni-genos
*Iwo-genos
- Primitive Irish: ᚔᚃᚐᚌᚓᚅᚔ (ivageni)
  - Old Irish: Eógan

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *gen
- Old Breton: gen
  - ⇒ Breton: genel (denominative)
- ⇒ Old Welsh: Mor-gen
⇒ Gaulish: Ad-genus, Cintu-genus

References

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