Reconstruction:Gaulish/srogna

This Gaulish 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.

Gaulish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *srognā.

Noun

*srognā f

  1. a nose
  2. a nostril

Declension

Declension of Gaulish/srogna (Transalpine)
singular plural
nominative srognā srognās
vocative srognā srognās
accusative srognan1, srognim2 srognās
genitive srognās1, srogniās2 srognanom
dative srognī1, srognia2 srognābo
instrumental srognī srognābi
locative srognī srognābo

1 early form
2 late form

Descendants

  • → Old French: froigner, frogner
    • → Middle English: frounen
    • ⇒ Old French: enfrogner

References

  • Delamarre, Xavier (2003), Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 281
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
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