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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dant

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 *h₃dónts.[1]

Noun

*dant n[2]

  1. tooth

Declension

Dual declension of neuter nt-stems is uncertain.

Neuter consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dant — *danta
vocative *dant — *danta
accusative *dant — *danta
genitive *dantos — *dantom
dative *dantē — *dantobos
locative *danti — *?
instrumental *dante? — *dantobis

Descendants
  • Brythonic: *dant
    • Old Breton: dant
    • Old Cornish: dans
    • Middle Welsh: dant
  • Old Irish: dét

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90
  2. Joseph, Lionel (1988) “The Inflexion of OIR. Crú”, in Ériu‎, volume 39, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved January 19, 2023, pages 169–187
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