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Middle Breton: ˈdeːn
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ˈlowen, ˈlawen
(louse)
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ˈguːr
(man) »
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Lexeme data
Language:
Middle Breton
Meaning:
man
Source form:
den, din
Phonological form:
ˈdeːn
Gloss:
human being, man, person
Notes:
Not the Swadesh term if the opposition man - woman is intended.
Cognate codes:
B
Sources of lexical data
Source:
GIB = Hemon, Roparz. 1979–1998. Geriadur istorel ar brezhoneg / Dictionnaire historique du breton. 2. éd. Plomelin: Preder.
Pages:
424
Reliability:
High
Source:
Dictionnaire historique Meurgorf. http://meurgorf.brezhoneg.bzh/
Reliability:
High
Cognate coding
Cognate Class B
Source:
Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Leiden: Brill.
Pages:
156
Reliability:
High
Comment:
From Proto-Celtic *gdonyo- 'human, person' < PIE *dʰg̑ʰom-yo- 'human, earthling' (IEW 414).