"mokkus" meaning in Proto-Celtic

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language. MacBain prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slippery, slimy”), connecting Latin mucus, Ancient Greek μυκτήρ (muktḗr, “nose, nostril”). Etymology templates: {{der|cel-pro|qfa-sub}} substrate, {{der|cel-pro|ine-pro|*mew-k-|t=slippery, slimy}} Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slippery, slimy”), {{cog|la|mucus}} Latin mucus, {{cog|grc|μυκτήρ|t=nose, nostril}} Ancient Greek μυκτήρ (muktḗr, “nose, nostril”) Head templates: {{head|cel-pro|noun|cat2=|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=}} *mokkus m or f Inflection templates: {{cel-decl-noun-u-mf|mokk}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mokkus [nominative, singular], mokkū [dual, nominative], mokkowes [nominative, plural], mokku [singular, vocative], mokkū [dual, vocative], mokkūs [plural, vocative], mokkum [accusative, singular], mokkū [accusative, dual], mokkuns [accusative, plural], mokkous [genitive, singular], mokkous [dual, genitive], mokkowom [genitive, plural], mokkou [dative, singular], mokkubom [dative, dual], mokkubos [dative, plural], - [locative, singular], - [dual, locative], - [locative, plural], mokkū [instrumental, singular], mokkubim [dual, instrumental], mokkubis [instrumental, plural]
  1. pig, hog, swine Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: feminine, masculine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-mokkus-cel-pro-noun-bGciiVxl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Celtic entries with incorrect language header
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}

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