Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸosterā
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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 verbal noun corresponding to *uɸostarnāti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to spread”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*uɸosterā f
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *uɸosterā | *uɸosterai | *uɸosterās |
| vocative | *uɸosterā | *uɸosterai | *uɸosterās |
| accusative | *uɸosteram | *uɸosterai | *uɸosterāns |
| genitive | *uɸosterās | *uɸosterous | *uɸosterom |
| dative | *uɸosterāi | *uɸosterābom | *uɸosterābos |
| locative | *uɸosterai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *uɸosterābim | *uɸosterābis |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]- The root e-grade is due to Schrijver;[1] it must be reconstructed due to Breton gouzer.
- Schrijver does not specify which inflectional class this verbal noun is; Gordon clarifies it to be an ā-stem.[2]
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 409
- ^ Gordon, Randall Clark (2012) Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, page 296