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===Etymology=== |
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{{unk|cel-pro}}: “all attempts to identify a PIE root have proven futile”.<ref>{{R:cel:Matasovic 2009|177}}</ref> |
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Possibly, via ''*kpwen-nó-m'', from a heteroclitic ''*kápwl̥'' ~ ''*kap-wén-s'' “head”, from {{der|cel-pro|ine-pro|*kap-|t=to hold, seize}}. |
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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
Unknown: “all attempts to identify a PIE root have proven futile”.[1]
Possibly, via *kpwen-nó-m, from a heteroclitic *kápwl̥ ~ *kap-wén-s “head”, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to hold, seize”).
Noun
*kʷennom n
Declension
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kʷennom | *kʷennou | *kʷennā |
| vocative | *kʷennom | *kʷennou | *kʷennā |
| accusative | *kʷennom | *kʷennou | *kʷennā |
| genitive | *kʷennī | *kʷennous | *kʷennom |
| dative | *kʷennūi | *kʷennobom | *kʷennobos |
| locative | *kʷennei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *kʷennū | *kʷennobim | *kʷennūis |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *penn
- Primitive Irish: ᚉᚒᚅᚐᚉᚓᚅᚅᚔ (cunacenni), ᚉᚒᚅᚐ-ᚉᚓᚅᚅᚔ (cuna-cenni) (genitive)
- Gaulish: pennon, Penno-ouindos, Cuno-pennus
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 177