Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bowitrom
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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 *bou- (“cow”) + *i- (“going”) + Proto-Indo-European *-trom (instrumental suffix).[1]
Noun
[edit]*bowitrom n
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bowitrom | *bowitrou | *bowitrā |
| vocative | *bowitrom | *bowitrou | *bowitrā |
| accusative | *bowitrom | *bowitrou | *bowitrā |
| genitive | *bowitrī | *bowitrous | *bowitrom |
| dative | *bowitrūi | *bowitrobom | *bowitrobos |
| locative | *bowitrei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *bowitrū | *bowitrobim | *bowitrūis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- Koch's reconstruction *bautrV-[2] and Lucht's Brittonic-only reconstruction *boutrā do not work because we would expect Welsh **budr or **bawdr instead of the actually attested forms.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lucht, Martina (2007) Der Grundwortschatz des Altirischen[1] (in German), Bonn: Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, page 319
- ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 284