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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]*mergī f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ī/yā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *mergī | — | — |
| vocative | *mergī | — | — |
| accusative | *mergīm | — | — |
| genitive | *mergyās | — | — |
| dative | *mergyai | — | — |
| locative | *? | — | — |
| instrumental | *? | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- *mergiyos
- Proto-Brythonic:
- ⇒ Old Breton: mergidhaham (1sg.pres.)
- Middle Welsh: meryd, meryt
- Welsh: merydd (“stagnant, lazy”)
- Proto-Brythonic:
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *merɣ
- Old Irish: meirc
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mergī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267