Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/medyosamonyos

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 *medyos (“middle”) +‎ *-samonyos (“summer”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (compare Old English midsumer, Old Norse miðsumar).

Noun

*medyosamonyos m

  1. mid-summer

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *medyosamonyos *medyosamonyou *medyosamonyoi
vocative *medyosamonye *medyosamonyou *medyosamonyoi
accusative *medyosamonyom *medyosamonyou *medyosamonyons
genitive *medyosamonyī *medyosamonyous *medyosamonyom
dative *medyosamonyūi *medyosamonyobom *medyosamonyobos
locative *medyosamonyei *? *?
instrumental *medyosamonyū *medyosamonyobim *medyosamonyūis

Descendants

  • Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: mez-even
      • Breton: Mezeven
    • Cornish: Metheven
    • Welsh: Mehefin
  • Old Irish: mithem, mithemon

References

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