Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/genus

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus.

Noun

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*genus m

  1. jaw, cheek, mouth

Declension

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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

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