Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-iyā
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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 *-i-eh₂, cognate to Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā).
Suffix
[edit]*-iyā f[1]
- Forms abstract nouns from adjectives.
- *trougokaros (“merciful”) + *-iyā → *trougokariyā (“mercy”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Do not confuse this suffix for *-yā, which has different phonetic outcomes in Brittonic.
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *-iyā | *-iyai | *-iyās |
| vocative | *-iyā | *-iyai | *-iyās |
| accusative | *-iyam | *-iyai | *-iyāns |
| genitive | *-iyās | *-iyous | *-iyom |
| dative | *-iyāi | *-iyābom | *-iyābos |
| locative | *-iyai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *-iyābim | *-iyābis |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 288