Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wridmā

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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

Seemingly a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (root), but the root laryngeal disappeared somehow.

Noun

*wridmā f

  1. root

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wridmā *wridmai *wridmās
vocative *wridmā *wridmai *wridmās
accusative *wridmam *wridmai *wridmāms
genitive *wridmās *wridmous *wridmom
dative *wridmāi *wridmābom *wridmābos
locative *wridmai *? *?
instrumental *? *wridmābim *wridmābis
  • *wradī
  • *wridnom
    • Old Irish: frén
  • *wrid-sko-

Descendants

Further reading

  • Lucht, Martina (2007) Der Grundwortschatz des Altirischen (in German), Bonn: Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, page 327