Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/genus

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Noun

*genus m

1. jaw, cheek, mouth

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*genus	*genū	*genowes
vocative	*genu	*genū	*genūs
accusative	*genum	*genū	*genums
genitive	*genous	*genous	*genowom
dative	*genou	*genubom	*genubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*genū	*genubim	*genubis

Descendants

• Brythonic: *gen
  • Old Breton: gen
    • Middle Breton: guen
      • Breton: gen
  • Old Cornish: genau
    • Cornish: gen
  • Middle Welsh: gen
    • Welsh: gên
• Old Irish: gin (“mouth”)
• Gaulish: gena (“cheek”)