-isam-
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| Type: | derivational |
|---|---|
| Function: | superlative |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Phonemic analysis: | -/isam/- |
| From PIE: | *-ism̥h₂- |
| From Proto-Celtic: | *-isam- |
| Attestation: | akluśamoualos |
Commentary
Superlative suffix. The suffix variant without /i/ can be due to syncope, or generalised from forms in *°s-isam-, where /i/ was regularly syncopated (Stifter 2012b: 256 f.). See also -am-.
