View source for -ī̆n-

{{morpheme
|type_morpheme=derivational
|function=adjectival
|language=Celtic
|analysis_phonemic=-/{{p|ī}}{{p|n}}/- and/or -/{{p|i}}{{p|n}}/-
|checklevel=1
|problem=Literatur?
}}
== Commentary ==
PIE adjectival ''n''-suffix from bases ending in -''i''- or -''ī''-. Possible sources include derivation from ''i''-abstracts (→ -''ino''-, e.g. {{bib|Nussbaum 1999}}: 400), possibly from ''i''-stem collectives or feminina (*-''ih₂-no''- > -''īno''-), decasuative derivation from ''i''-locatives (→ -''ino''-), ''i''-stem instrumentals (*-''ih₁-no''- > -''īno''-) and {{m||-ī|ī}}-genitives (*-''iH-no''- > -''īno''-). Since any of these may have produced a recut and secondarily productive suffix in Celtic, the decision concerning the length of the vowel is usually difficult to make (cf. {{bib|Stüber 2005}}: 72). For all (potential) Cisalpine Celtic attestations, /{{p||ī}}/ is more probable; see the word pages for details.
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