Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mergī

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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 *merǵ- (to be wet, withered). Cognate with Middle High German murc (withered), Russian моро́з (moróz, frost) and Albanian mardhë (frost).[1]

Noun

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*mergī f

  1. rust
  2. corrosion

Inflection

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Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mergī
vocative *mergī
accusative *mergīm
genitive *mergyās
dative *mergyai
locative *?
instrumental *?

Derived terms

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  • *mergiyos
    • Proto-Brythonic:

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mergī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267