 | ThisProto-Celtic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
FromProto-Indo-European*-meh₂. Other apparent appearances of this suffix elsewhere in Indo-European include:[1]
The first verbal noun with this suffix was likely*kreddīmā(“belief”).
*-mā f
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-mā | *-mai | *-mās |
| vocative | *-mā | *-mai | *-mās |
| accusative | *-mam | *-mai | *-māns |
| genitive | *-mās | *-mous | *-mom |
| dative | *-māi | *-mābom | *-mābos |
| locative | *-mai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *-mābim | *-mābis |