Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/genus

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 *ǵénus.

Noun

*genus m

  1. jaw, cheek, mouth

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *genus *genū *genowes
vocative *genu *genū *genūs
accusative *genum *genū *genuns
genitive *genous *genous *genowom
dative *genou *genubom *genubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *genū *genubim *genubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gen
    • Old Breton: gen
      • Middle Breton: guen
    • Old Cornish: genau
    • Middle Welsh: gen
  • Old Irish: giun (“mouth”), gin
  • Gaulish: gena (“cheek”)
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