Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/trātu

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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 *terh₂- (to cross, pass).[1]

Noun

*trātu n

  1. time, hour

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *trātu *trātū *trātwā
vocative *trātu *trātū *trātwā
accusative *trātu *trātū *trātwā
genitive *trātous *trātous *trātowom
dative *trātou *trātubom *trātubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *trātū *trātubim *trātubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *trọd
  • Old Irish: tráth

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*trātu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 388