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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ēskyom

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

Matasović derives this from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysk- (“to shine, glitter”).[1] However, Zair is confused at this etymology, pointing out that the *ē should not have remained as é before the unpalatalized consonant cluster in Old Irish;[2] instead it should have broken into ía.

Noun

*ēskyom n

  1. moon

Declension
Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ēskyom *ēskyou *ēskyā
vocative *ēskyom *ēskyou *ēskyā
accusative *ēskyom *ēskyou *ēskyā
genitive *ēskyī *ēskyous *ēskyom
dative *ēskyūi *ēskyobom *ēskyobos
locative *ēskyei *? *?
instrumental *ēskyū *ēskyobim *ēskyūis

Derived terms
  • Goidelic:
    • Old Irish: éscae

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 118
  2. Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 229-230
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