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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dowenis
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Generally held as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“to die”), literally meaning "mortal".[1]
Noun
*dowenis m
- human, person
- Synonym: *gdonyos
Inflection
| Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *dowenis | *dowenī | *dowenīs |
| vocative | *doweni | *dowenī | *dowenīs |
| accusative | *dowenim | *dowenī | *dowenims |
| genitive | *doweneis | *dowenyow | *dowenyom |
| dative | *dowenei | *dowenibom | *dowenibos |
| locative | *dowenei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *dowenī | *dowenibim | *dowenibis |
Descendants
- Old Irish: doíni (suppletive plural of duine)
- Irish: daoine
- Manx: deiney
- Scottish Gaelic: daoine
- Middle Irish: dóen (poetic)
References
- Schaffner, Stefan (2005) Untersuchungen zu ausgewählten Problemen der nominalen Morphologie und der Etymologie der altindogermanischen Sprachen (in German), Regensburg: University of Regensburg, page 65