Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-īnos

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos.

Alternative forms

• *-inos, *-enos

Suffix

*-īnos

1. Of or pertaining to; -ine; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-īnos	*-īnou	*-īnoi
vocative	*-īne	*-īnou	*-īnoi
accusative	*-īnom	*-īnou	*-īnoms
genitive	*-īnī	*-īnous	*-īnom
dative	*-īnūi	*-īnobom	*-īnobos
instrumental	*-īnū	*-īnobim	*-īnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-īnā	*-īnai	*-īnās
vocative	*-īnā	*-īnai	*-īnās
accusative	*-īnam	*-īnai	*-īnams
genitive	*-īnās	*-īnous	*-īnom
dative	*-īnai	*-īnābom	*-īnābos
instrumental	*?	*-īnābim	*-īnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-īnom	*-īnou	*-īnā
vocative	*-īnom	*-īnou	*-īnā
accusative	*-īnom	*-īnou	*-īnā
genitive	*-īnī	*-īnous	*-īnom
dative	*-īnūi	*-īnobom	*-īnobos
instrumental	*-īnū	*-īnobim	*-īnobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-īnyūs	*?	*-īnyoses
vocative	*-īnyūs	*?	*-īnyoses
accusative	*-īnyosam	*?	*-īnyosams
genitive	*-īnisos	*?	*-īnisom
dative	*-īnisei	*?	*-īnisbos
instrumental	*-īnisī	*?	*-īnisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-īnyūs	*?	*-īnyoses
vocative	*-īnyūs	*?	*-īnyoses
accusative	*-īnyosam	*?	*-īnyosams
genitive	*-īnisos	*?	*-īnisom
dative	*-īnisei	*?	*-īnisbos
instrumental	*-īnisī	*?	*-īnisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-īnyos	*?	*-īnyosa?
vocative	*-īnyos	*?	*-īnyosa?
accusative	*-īnyos	*?	*-īnyosa?
genitive	*-īnisos	*?	*-īnisom
dative	*-īnisei	*?	*-īnisbos
instrumental	*-īnisī	*?	*-īnisbis

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-īnos

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *-in
  • Welsh: -in