Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸarederkos

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 *ɸare (“in front of”) +‎ *derkos (“to see”), which is from *derḱ- (“to see”).

Adjective

*ɸarederkos

1. visible

Declension

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸarederkos	*ɸarederkou	*ɸarederkoi
vocative	*ɸarederke	*ɸarederkou	*ɸarederkoi
accusative	*ɸarederkom	*ɸarederkou	*ɸarederkoms
genitive	*ɸarederkī	*ɸarederkous	*ɸarederkom
dative	*ɸarederkūi	*ɸarederkobom	*ɸarederkobos
instrumental	*ɸarederkū	*ɸarederkobim	*ɸarederkobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸarederkā	*ɸarederkai	*ɸarederkās
vocative	*ɸarederkā	*ɸarederkai	*ɸarederkās
accusative	*ɸarederkam	*ɸarederkai	*ɸarederkams
genitive	*ɸarederkās	*ɸarederkous	*ɸarederkom
dative	*ɸarederkai	*ɸarederkābom	*ɸarederkābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸarederkābim	*ɸarederkābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸarederkom	*ɸarederkou	*ɸarederkā
vocative	*ɸarederkom	*ɸarederkou	*ɸarederkā
accusative	*ɸarederkom	*ɸarederkou	*ɸarederkā
genitive	*ɸarederkī	*ɸarederkous	*ɸarederkom
dative	*ɸarederkūi	*ɸarederkobom	*ɸarederkobos
instrumental	*ɸarederkū	*ɸarederkobim	*ɸarederkobis

Derived terms

• Goidelic:
  • Old Irish: airdirc
    • Irish: oirirc (“eminent, renowned, famous”), airdhirc (“clearly visible”)
• Brythonic:
  • Middle Welsh: ardderchawg
    • Welsh: ardderchog (“magnificent, excellent, eminent, famous, noble”)
  • Old Breton: erderh

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 123