Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/betuyā

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This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷétw-ih₂ ~ *gʷtu-yéh₂, from *gʷétu (resin) +‎ *-ih₂.

Noun

*betuyā f[1][2][3]

  1. birch tree

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *betuyā *betuyai *betuyās
vocative *betuyā *betuyai *betuyās
accusative *betuyam *betuyai *betuyāms
genitive *betuyās *betuyous *betuyom
dative *betuyāi *betuyābom *betuyābos
locative *betuyai *? *?
instrumental *? *betuyābim *betuyābis

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *bedu
    • Middle Breton: bezu
    • Middle Welsh: bedwen sg
  • Old Irish: beithe m

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*betu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 64-65
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 326
  3. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1980) Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume B, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page B-28
  4. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 211