Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dūnom
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Proto-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós (“lasting, durable”), from *dewh₂- (“to last”) + *-nós,[1] or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuHno-, of unclear origin, but possibly related to Latin fūnus (“burial”), if this originally meant “burial mound”.[2]
Noun
[edit]*dūnom n
Declension
[edit]Neuter o-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *dūnom | *dūnou | *dūnā |
vocative | *dūnom | *dūnou | *dūnā |
accusative | *dūnom | *dūnou | *dūnā |
genitive | *dūnī | *dūnous | *dūnom |
dative | *dūnūi | *dūnobom | *dūnobos |
locative | *dūnei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *dūnū | *dūnobim | *dūnūis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *din
- Old Irish: dún
- Gaulish: dūnon
- → Proto-Germanic: *tūną (“enclosure”) (see there for further descendants)
- → Proto-Slavic: *tynъ (see there for further descendants)
- →? Proto-Germanic: *dūnǭ (“sandhill, dune”) (see there for further descendants)