Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/trettillos
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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]Possibly from a base adjective *trettis, if the Old Irish treit (“quick”) appearing in the Würzburg glosses is older than the usual form trait.[1]
Noun
[edit]*trettillos m
- someone lively, in high spirits
Declension
[edit]| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *trettislos | *trettislou | *trettisloi |
| vocative | *trettisle | *trettislou | *trettisloi |
| accusative | *trettislom | *trettislou | *trettisloms |
| genitive | *trettislī | *trettislous | *trettislom |
| dative | *trettislūi | *trettislobom | *trettislobos |
| locative | *trettislei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *trettislū | *trettislobim | *trettislūis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- Both Brittonic and Irish have an odd alternation of d and t at the beginning of this word.
- Koch reconstructs *drettillos, taking initial d as primary.[2] But given the apparently related Old Irish trait, an initial t is preferable.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stifter, David (2023) “The rise of gemination in Celtic”, in Open Research Europe[1], volume 3, number 24, , page 34
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “weakling”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 385