Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dīreiyom
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From *dī- + *rei- (“to sell”) + *-om (verbal noun suffix).
Noun
*dīreiyom n[3]
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *dīreiyom | *dīreiyou | *dīreiyā |
| vocative | *dīreiyom | *dīreiyou | *dīreiyā |
| accusative | *dīreiyom | *dīreiyou | *dīreiyā |
| genitive | *dīreiyī | *dīreiyous | *dīreiyom |
| dative | *dīreiyūi | *dīreiyobom | *dīreiyobos |
| locative | *dīreiyei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *dīreiyū | *dīreiyobim | *dīreiyūis |
Reconstruction notes
All three root ablaut grades have been reconstructed for this term, but Schumacher's reconstruction *dīreiyom in the e-grade (endorsed by Zair) is to be preferred since it accounts for both the Irish palatalized -r- and the Welsh final -wy at the same time. The o-grade *dīroyom mainly fits the Welsh but is incompatible with the Irish (additionally *-om generally does not take the o-grade anyway), and zero-grade *dīriyom fits the Irish but cannot explain the Welsh.
Descendants
References
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 289-291
- ^ Stüber, Karin (2015) “*rina-”, in Die Verbalabstrakta des Altirischen (in German), page 510
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 217