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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anaman
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₁mn̥ (“breath, spirit, soul”), from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”) + *-mn̥ (abstract noun suffix). Equivalent to *ana- + *-man.
Compare Proto-Italic *anamos and Proto-Hellenic *ánemos, from *h₂énh₁mos.
Declension
| Neuter n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *anaman | *anamane? | *anamana |
| vocative | *anaman | *anamane? | *anamana |
| accusative | *anaman | *anamane? | *anamana |
| genitive | *anamens | *anamenous? | *anamenom |
| dative | *anamenē | *anamembom | *anamembos |
| locative | *anamen(i) | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *anamenē | *anamembim | *anamembis |
Descendants
Further reading
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*anamon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 34-35
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