 | 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. |
No etymology given by Delamarre.
The usual derivation takes this as derived fromProto-Indo-European*kʷyeh₁-(“to rest”),[1][2] but this requires a metathesis in its currently reconstructed form, and this reconstruction cannot accommodate the Gaulish words.
*keinos[3]
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *keinos | *keinou | *keinoi |
| vocative | *keine | *keinou | *keinoi |
| accusative | *keinom | *keinou | *keinons |
| genitive | *keinī | *keinous | *keinom |
| dative | *keinūi | *keinobom | *keinobos |
| instrumental | *keinū | *keinobim | *keinobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *keinā | *keinai | *keinās |
| vocative | *keinā | *keinai | *keinās |
| accusative | *keinam | *keinai | *keinans |
| genitive | *keinās | *keinous | *keinom |
| dative | *keinai | *keinābom | *keinābos |
| instrumental | *? | *keinābim | *keinābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *keinom | *keinou | *keinā |
| vocative | *keinom | *keinou | *keinā |
| accusative | *keinom | *keinou | *keinā |
| genitive | *keinī | *keinous | *keinom |
| dative | *keinūi | *keinobom | *keinobos |
| instrumental | *keinū | *keinobim | *keinobis |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *keinyūs | *? | *keinyoses |
| vocative | *keinyūs | *? | *keinyoses |
| accusative | *keinyosam | *? | *keinyosans |
| genitive | *keinisos | *? | *keinisom |
| dative | *keinisei | *? | *keinisbos |
| instrumental | *keinisī | *? | *keinisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *keinyūs | *? | *keinyoses |
| vocative | *keinyūs | *? | *keinyoses |
| accusative | *keinyosam | *? | *keinyosans |
| genitive | *keinisos | *? | *keinisom |
| dative | *keinisei | *? | *keinisbos |
| instrumental | *keinisī | *? | *keinisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *keinis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *keinis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *keinis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *keinisos | *? | *keinisom |
| dative | *keinisei | *? | *keinisbos |
| instrumental | *keinisī | *? | *keinisbis |