Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/meinis

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 *mēy(H)nis, from *(s)mēy(H)- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“smith”).[1]

Noun

*meinis f

  1. ore, metal
  2. mine

Declension

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *meinis *meinī *meinīs
vocative *meini *meinī *meinīs
accusative *meinim *meinī *meinins
genitive *meineis *meinyow *meinyom
dative *meinei *meinibom *meinibos
locative *meinei *? *?
instrumental *meinī *meinibim *meinibis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *muɨn
    • Middle Breton: *men
      • ⇒ Breton: mengleuz (“quarry”)
    • Cornish: moon (“mineral”)
    • Middle Welsh: mwyn
  • Old Irish: méin, mían
  • Gaulish:

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mēni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
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