Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/korets

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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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Unknown, leading to Matasović to assume substrate origin.[1]

Noun

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*korets f

  1. weir
  2. palisade, wall

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *korets *korete *koretes
vocative *korets *korete *koretes
accusative *koretam *korete *koretams
genitive *koretos *koretou *koretom
dative *koretei *koretobom *koretobos
locative *koreti
instrumental *korete? *koretobim *koretobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *kored
  • Old Irish: corae

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*koret-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 216