Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-atis
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Proto-Celtic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *-tis (abstract suffix), with the -a- being extracted from laryngeal-final roots. That abstract suffix doubling as an agent suffix is not unheard of in Indo-European.[1]
Suffix[edit]
*-atis m
- suffix forming agent nouns
Inflection[edit]
Masculine/feminine i-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *-atis | *-atī | *-atīs |
vocative | *-ati | *-atī | *-atīs |
accusative | *-atim | *-atī | *-atims |
genitive | *-ateis | *-atyow | *-atyom |
dative | *-atei | *-atibom | *-atibos |
locative | *-atei | *? | *? |
instrumental | *-atī | *-atibim | *-atibis |
Derived terms[edit]
- *-yatis (extended Insular variant)
Descendants[edit]
- Gaulish: -atis