Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/koimos

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (of the home, belonging to the family) (compare English home and Lithuanian káimas (village, countryside)), from *ḱey-.

Adjective[edit]

*koimos

  1. dear, nice

Declension[edit]

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *koimos *koimou *koimoi
vocative *koime *koimou *koimoi
accusative *koimom *koimou *koimoms
genitive *koimī *koimous *koimom
dative *koimūi *koimobom *koimobos
instrumental *koimū *koimobim *koimobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *koimā *koimai *koimās
vocative *koimā *koimai *koimās
accusative *koimam *koimai *koimams
genitive *koimās *koimous *koimom
dative *koimai *koimābom *koimābos
instrumental *? *koimābim *koimābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *koimom *koimou *koimā
vocative *koimom *koimou *koimā
accusative *koimom *koimou *koimā
genitive *koimī *koimous *koimom
dative *koimūi *koimobom *koimobos
instrumental *koimū *koimobim *koimobis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *kʉβ̃
  • Old Irish: cóem
  • Gaulish: Coemo

Further reading[edit]