Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/skoltā
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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 *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”)[1] + *-tā.[2] The o-grade is irregular, but it could have been influenced by the derived verb *skoltīti.
Noun
[edit]*skoltā f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *skoltā | *skoltai | *skoltās |
| vocative | *skoltā | *skoltai | *skoltās |
| accusative | *skoltam | *skoltai | *skoltāms |
| genitive | *skoltās | *skoltous | *skoltom |
| dative | *skoltāi | *skoltābom | *skoltābos |
| locative | *skoltai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *skoltābim | *skoltābis |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*skoltā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
- ^ Irslinger, Britta Sofie (2002) Abstrakta mit Dentalsuffixen im Altirischen [Abstracts with Dental Suffixes in Old Irish] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, →ISBN, page 358