 | 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. |
From a hypothetical Pre-Celtic*knuHs, which in view of the vacillating consonantism in Germanic and Latin (from*knuds and*knuks respectively) is probably a post-PIE loanword from a Europeansubstrate language. Cognate withProto-Germanic*hnuts,Latinnux.
*knūs f
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *knūs | *knuwe | *knuwes |
| vocative | *knūs | *knuwe | *knuwes |
| accusative | *knuwam | *knuwe | *knuwans |
| genitive | *knuwos | *knuwou | *knuwom |
| dative | *knuwei | *knuwobom | *knuwobos |
| locative | *knuwi | — | — |
| instrumental | *knuwe? | *knuwobim | *knuwobis |