< Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gʷenom
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Unknown; most likely from a non-Indo-European substrate language. Attested only in the Insular Celtic languages.
Noun
*gʷenom n[1]
- smile
Declension
Neuter o-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *gʷenom | *gʷenou | *gʷenā |
vocative | *gʷenom | *gʷenou | *gʷenā |
accusative | *gʷenom | *gʷenou | *gʷenā |
genitive | *gʷenī | *gʷenous | *gʷenom |
dative | *gʷenūi | *gʷenobom | *gʷenobos |
locative | *gʷenei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *gʷenū | *gʷenobim | *gʷenūis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *gwen
- Cornish: gwen
- Welsh: gwên
- Old Irish: gen
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN