Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anxtu
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *n̥ḱtu, from the root *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”).
Noun[edit]
*anxtu n
Declension[edit]
| Neuter u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *anxtu | *anxtū | *anxtwā |
| vocative | *anxtu | *anxtū | *anxtwā |
| accusative | *anxtu | *anxtū | *anxtwā |
| genitive | *anxtous | *anxtous | *anxtowom |
| dative | *anxtou | *anxtubom | *anxtubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *anxtū | *anxtubim | *anxtubis |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Welsh: aeth (“pain, fear”)
- Welsh: aeth (“pain, fear”)
- Old Irish: écht (“slaughter”)
- Irish: éacht (“slaughter”)
References[edit]
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*anku-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37