Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ouxsanatā

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 *(o)uxs- +‎ *ana- (originally "to breathe") +‎ *-tā (verbal noun suffix), literally “up-breath”.

Noun

*ouxsanatā f[1]

  1. sigh
  2. groan

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ouxsanatā *ouxsanatai *ouxsanatās
vocative *ouxsanatā *ouxsanatai *ouxsanatās
accusative *ouxsanatam *ouxsanatai *ouxsanatāns
genitive *ouxsanatās *ouxsanatous *ouxsanatom
dative *ouxsanatāi *ouxsanatābom *ouxsanatābos
locative *ouxsanatai *? *?
instrumental *? *ouxsanatābim *ouxsanatābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ʉxanad
    • Middle Breton: huanat
      • Breton: huanad
    • Middle Welsh: ucheneid, ychenaid
      • Welsh: uchenaid, ochenaid
  • Old Irish: osnad
    • Middle Irish: osnad
      • Irish: osna
      • Scottish Gaelic: osna
      • Manx: osney

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 302-303
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