Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tonketos

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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]

A former participle of a verb *tonkīti, whence also related verbs in Old Irish ro·toicther (to be destined) and Middle Welsh tynghaf tyghet (I destine destiny). Schumacher derives this from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (to solidify).[1]

Noun[edit]

*tonketos m[2][1]

  1. destiny

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *tonketos *tonketou *tonketoi
vocative *tonkete *tonketou *tonketūs
accusative *tonketom *tonketou *tonketoms
genitive *tonketī *tonketous *tonketom
dative *tonketūi *tonketobom *tonketobos
locative *tonketei *? *?
instrumental *tonketū *tonketobim *tonketūis

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Schumacher, Stefan (1995) “Old Irish Tucaid, Tocad and Middle Welsh Tynghaf Tynghet Re-Examined”, in Ériu[1], volume 46, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved September 9, 2023, pages 49–57
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 383-384