Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸrostos
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *pró-sth₂-os, a derivative of *steh₂- (“to stand”), the overall semantics being "something standing ahead".[1] The same construction as Sanskrit प्रस्थ (prastha, “plateau”), but probably coined separately in the two languages.[2]
Noun
[edit]- Noun used in the daughter languages to refer to various protruding natural landforms, including:
- a wooded height or promontory
- moor
- (wooded) hill
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *ɸrostos | *ɸrostou | *ɸrostoi |
| vocative | *ɸroste | *ɸrostou | *ɸrostoi |
| accusative | *ɸrostom | *ɸrostou | *ɸrostoms |
| genitive | *ɸrostī | *ɸrostous | *ɸrostom |
| dative | *ɸrostūi | *ɸrostobom | *ɸrostobos |
| locative | *ɸrostei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *ɸrostū | *ɸrostobim | *ɸrostūis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 407
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 142