Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nemos

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 *nébʰos.

Noun

*nemos n

sky, heaven

Declension

Neuter s-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*nemos	*nemese?	*nemesa
vocative	*nemos	*nemese?	*nemesa
accusative	*nemos	*nemese?	*nemesa
genitive	*nemesos	*nemesous?	*nemesom
dative	*nemesē	*nemesbom	*nemesbos
locative	*nemesi	*?	*?
instrumental	*nemesē	*nemesbim	*nemesbis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *neβ̃
- Old Breton: nem
  - Middle Breton: neff
    - Breton: neñv
- Old Cornish: nef
  - Cornish: nev
- Old Welsh: nem
  - Middle Welsh: nef
    - Welsh: nef
Old Irish: nem
- Irish: neamh
- Manx: niau
- Scottish Gaelic: nèamh

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