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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ankos
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enkos, *h₂n̥kos (“a turn, bend”), from *h₂enk- (“curve, bend”).
Adjective
*ankos
- bent
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ankos | *ankou | *ankoi |
| vocative | *anke | *ankou | *ankūs |
| accusative | *ankom | *ankou | *ankoms |
| genitive | *ankī | *ankous | *ankom |
| dative | *ankūi | *ankobom | *ankobos |
| instrumental | *ankū | *ankobim | *ankobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ankā | *ankai | *ankās |
| vocative | *ankā | *ankai | *ankās |
| accusative | *ankam | *ankai | *ankams |
| genitive | *ankās | *ankous | *ankom |
| dative | *ankai | *ankābom | *ankābos |
| instrumental | *? | *ankābim | *ankābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ankom | *ankou | *ankā |
| vocative | *ankom | *ankou | *ankā |
| accusative | *ankom | *ankou | *ankā |
| genitive | *ankī | *ankous | *ankom |
| dative | *ankūi | *ankobom | *ankobos |
| instrumental | *ankū | *ankobim | *ankobis |
Derived terms
- *ankotos (“hook, paw”)
Descendants
- Middle Welsh: crau-anc
- Welsh: craf-anc
References
- Celtic Lexicon - University of Wales
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*ankoto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37