Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nekʷos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From *ne (negator) + *kʷos (“who?”).[1]
Pronoun
*nekʷos m
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nekʷos | *nekʷou | *nekʷoi |
| vocative | *nekʷe | *nekʷou | *nekoi |
| accusative | *nekʷom | *nekʷou | *nekons |
| genitive | *nekʷī | *nekʷous | *nekʷom |
| dative | *nekūi | *nekʷobom | *nekʷobos |
| locative | *nekʷei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *nekū | *nekʷobim | *nekʷūis |
Determiner
*nekʷos
Inflection
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nekʷos | *nekʷou | *nekʷoi |
| vocative | *nekʷe | *nekʷou | *nekʷoi |
| accusative | *nekʷom | *nekʷou | *nekʷons |
| genitive | *nekʷī | *nekʷous | *nekʷom |
| dative | *nekūi | *nekʷobom | *nekʷobos |
| instrumental | *nekū | *nekʷobim | *nekʷobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *nekʷā | *nekʷai | *nekʷās |
| vocative | *nekʷā | *nekʷai | *nekʷās |
| accusative | *nekʷam | *nekʷai | *nekʷans |
| genitive | *nekʷās | *nekʷous | *nekʷom |
| dative | *nekʷai | *nekʷābom | *nekʷābos |
| instrumental | *? | *nekʷābim | *nekʷābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *nekʷom | *nekʷou | *nekʷā |
| vocative | *nekʷom | *nekʷou | *nekʷā |
| accusative | *nekʷom | *nekʷou | *nekʷā |
| genitive | *nekʷī | *nekʷous | *nekʷom |
| dative | *nekūi | *nekʷobom | *nekʷobos |
| instrumental | *nekū | *nekʷobim | *nekʷobis |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *nekʷyūs | *? | *nekʷyoses |
| vocative | *nekʷyūs | *? | *nekʷyoses |
| accusative | *nekʷyosam | *? | *nekʷyosans |
| genitive | *nekʷisos | *? | *nekʷisom |
| dative | *nekʷisei | *? | *nekʷisbos |
| instrumental | *nekʷisī | *? | *nekʷisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *nekʷyūs | *? | *nekʷyoses |
| vocative | *nekʷyūs | *? | *nekʷyoses |
| accusative | *nekʷyosam | *? | *nekʷyosans |
| genitive | *nekʷisos | *? | *nekʷisom |
| dative | *nekʷisei | *? | *nekʷisbos |
| instrumental | *nekʷisī | *? | *nekʷisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *nekʷis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *nekʷis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *nekʷis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *nekʷisos | *? | *nekʷisom |
| dative | *nekʷisei | *? | *nekʷisbos |
| instrumental | *nekʷisī | *? | *nekʷisbis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *neb
- Old Irish: nech (as a pronoun), nach (as a determiner)
- Gaulish: nepon (acc. sg.)
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*nekʷo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 287