Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ster
Appearance
Proto-Brythonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *sterās, plural of *sterā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. The Proto-Celtic nominative singular and plural would have become homophones in Proto-Brythonic, and in this case the plural was generalized.
Noun
[edit]*ster f pl (singulative *sterenn)
Descendants
[edit]Reconstruction notes
[edit]For the three Old Brythonic languages the reflexes of *ster are not directly attested, but these can easily be inferred from the the attested singulatives; Old Breton sterenn, Old Cornish steren, Old Welsh serenn.
References
[edit]R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sêr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Categories:
- Proto-Brythonic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Proto-Brythonic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Proto-Brythonic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Brythonic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Brythonic lemmas
- Proto-Brythonic nouns
- Proto-Brythonic feminine nouns
- Proto-Brythonic pluralia tantum
- cel-bry-pro:Celestial bodies