Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kassos

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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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Uncertain, as Proto-Indo-European *kes- (to comb) would yield an expected *ksto; perhaps through an intermediary *kasto-.

Adjective

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*kassos[1]

  1. curly, twisted, woven

Inflection

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *kassos *kassou *kassoi
vocative *kasse *kassou *kassoi
accusative *kassom *kassou *kassoms
genitive *kassī *kassous *kassom
dative *kassūi *kassobom *kassobos
instrumental *kassū *kassobim *kassobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *kassā *kassai *kassās
vocative *kassā *kassai *kassās
accusative *kassam *kassai *kassams
genitive *kassās *kassous *kassom
dative *kassai *kassābom *kassābos
instrumental *? *kassābim *kassābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *kassom *kassou *kassā
vocative *kassom *kassou *kassā
accusative *kassom *kassou *kassā
genitive *kassī *kassous *kassom
dative *kassūi *kassobom *kassobos
instrumental *kassū *kassobim *kassobis
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  • *kassis
    • Gaulish: *kassis (curly, curly hair)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kasso-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 194