Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/metelā
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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]A collective formed to *metelos (“reaper”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*metelā f
- a band of reapers
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *metelā | *metelai | *metelās |
| vocative | *metelā | *metelai | *metelās |
| accusative | *metelam | *metelai | *metelāns |
| genitive | *metelās | *metelous | *metelom |
| dative | *metelāi | *metelābom | *metelābos |
| locative | *metelai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *metelābim | *metelābis |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*metelo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 269