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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/drikā

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *dr̥ḱ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (to see).[1]

Noun

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*drikā f

  1. face, front

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *drikā *drikai *drikās
vocative *drikā *drikai *drikās
accusative *drikam *drikai *drikāms
genitive *drikās *drikous *drikom
dative *drikāi *drikābom *drikābos
locative *drikai *? *?
instrumental *? *drikābim *drikābis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: drech
  • Middle Welsh: drych (altered under the influence of a related form in *derko-, whence Middle Breton derch (aspect))

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 104-5