Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mīns

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 *mḗh₁n̥s (“month, moon”).

Noun

*mīns m

  1. month

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mīns *mīnse *mīnses
vocative *mīns *mīnse *mīnses
accusative *mīnsam *mīnse *mīnsans
genitive *mīnsos *mīnsou *mīnsom
dative *mīnsei *mīnsobom *mīnsobos
locative *mīnsi — —
instrumental *mīnse? *mīnsobim *mīnsobis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *mis
  • Old Irish: mí
  • Gaulish: mid (read as miđ, implying a tense /s/)

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 272
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