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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kambitā

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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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Derivative of *kambos (bent, twisted).[1]

Noun

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*kambitā f

  1. rim

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kambitā *kambitai *kambitās
vocative *kambitā *kambitai *kambitās
accusative *kambitam *kambitai *kambitāms
genitive *kambitās *kambitous *kambitom
dative *kambitāi *kambitābom *kambitābos
locative *kambitai *? *?
instrumental *? *kambitābim *kambitābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *kammed
  • Gaulish: *cambitā

References

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  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN