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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/moinis

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *moynis (compare Latin mūnis (“obliging”), Old English mǣne (“common”)), from *mey- (“to change”).

Noun

*moinis f

  1. treasure, precious object

Inflection
Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *moynis *moynī *moynīs
vocative *moyni *moynī *moynīs
accusative *moynim *moynī *moynīs
genitive *moynēs *moynyow *moynyom
dative *moynē *moynibom *moynibos
instrumental *moynī *moynibim *moynibis

Descendants
  • Brythonic: *muɨn (“beautiful”)
    • Old Breton: moin (“delicate”)
      • Middle Breton: moen (“thin”)
    • Old Cornish: muin (“gracile”)
    • Old Welsh: muin (“worth, value”)
  • Old Irish: moín (“gift, benefit”)

Further reading
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 278
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