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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-strom

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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

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Etymology

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A variant of *-trom much like how *-sman arose alongside *-man.[1]

Suffix

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*-strom n

  1. Forms instrumental nouns.

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *-strom *-strou *-strā
vocative *-strom *-strou *-strā
accusative *-strom *-strou *-strā
genitive *-strī *-strous *-strom
dative *-strūi *-strobom *-strobos
locative *-strei *? *?
instrumental *-strū *-strobim *-strūis

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter (2022) “The Development of Proto-Celtic *st in British Celtic”, in Simon Rodway, Jenny Rowland, and Erich Poppe, editors, Celts, Gaels, and Britons: Studies in Language and Literature from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Honour of Patrick Sims-Williams (Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe), Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, →ISBN