Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/genus

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ǵénus.

Noun

*genus m

jaw, cheek, mouth

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*genus	*genū	*genowes
vocative	*genu	*genū	*genūs
accusative	*genum	*genū	*genūs
genitive	*genous	*genous	*genowom
dative	*genou	*genubom	*genubos
instrumental	*genū	*genubim	*genubis

Descendants

Brythonic: *gen
- Old Breton: gen
  - Middle Breton: guen
    - Breton: gen
- Old Cornish: genau
  - Cornish: gen
- Middle Welsh: gen
  - Welsh: gên
Old Irish: gin (“mouth”)
Gaulish:
- Latin: Genava