Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/swantos

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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]

The etymology is uncertain.

Noun[edit]

*swantos m[1]

  1. desire

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *swantos *swantou *swantoi
vocative *swante *swantou *swantūs
accusative *swantom *swantou *swantoms
genitive *swantī *swantous *swantom
dative *swantūi *swantobom *swantobos
locative *swantei *? *?
instrumental *swantū *swantobim *swantūis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *hwant (desire)
  • Old Irish: sét (object of value)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “swanto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 361
  2. ^ Ériu; the Journal of the School of Irish Learning, Dublin, Volumes 11-12, p. 131