Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/magos
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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]Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”) with a semantic shift from "great one" > "soil; plain".[1] See Sanskrit मही (mahī́, “earth”) for a similar semantic development.
Noun
[edit]*magos n[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter s-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *magos | *magese? | *magesa |
| vocative | *magos | *magese? | *magesa |
| accusative | *magos | *magese? | *magesa |
| genitive | *magesos | *magesous? | *magesom |
| dative | *magesē | *magesbom | *magesbos |
| locative | *magesi | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *magesē | *magesbim | *magesbis |
Derived terms
[edit]- *mages-tus