Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mrixtoretom
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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 *mrixtos (“variegated”) + *-retom (abstract suffix).
Noun
[edit]*mrixtoretom n[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *mrixtoretom | *mrixtoretou | *mrixtoretā |
| vocative | *mrixtoretom | *mrixtoretou | *mrixtoretā |
| accusative | *mrixtoretom | *mrixtoretou | *mrixtoretā |
| genitive | *mrixtoretī | *mrixtoretous | *mrixtoretom |
| dative | *mrixtoretūi | *mrixtoretobom | *mrixtoretobos |
| locative | *mrixtoretei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *mrixtoretū | *mrixtoretobim | *mrixtoretūis |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *briθred
- Middle Welsh: brithred (“confusion, strife”)
- Old Irish: mrechtrad (“variety”)
- Middle Irish: brechtrad
References
[edit]- ^ Koch, John (2004) “confusion”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 72