Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/merθɨr
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This Proto-Brythonic 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. |
Proto-Brythonic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin martyr. This cannot regularly reflect an underlying, pre-apocope *martɨr (otherwise **merθr would be expected), so it is likely that the form acquired a Brythonic case ending prior to apocope (compare crux > *cruxsā > *kroɨs). Cognate with Old Irish martar. The second sense may be an independent borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin martyrium.
Pronunciation
Noun
*merθɨr m
- (Christianity) martyr
- (in toponyms) martyrium; burial place of a martyr
Descendants
- Middle Breton: merzer
- Breton: merzher
- Middle Cornish: *merthur (in compound)
- Cornish: merther
- Middle Welsh: merthyr
- Welsh: merthyr
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “merthyr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies