Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wertyā
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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 *Hwer- (“to cover, close”).
Noun
[edit]*wertyā f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wertyā | *wertyai | *wertyās |
| vocative | *wertyā | *wertyai | *wertyās |
| accusative | *wertyam | *wertyai | *wertyāms |
| genitive | *wertyās | *wertyous | *wertyom |
| dative | *wertyāi | *wertyābom | *wertyābos |
| locative | *wertyai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *wertyābim | *wertyābis |
Descendants
[edit]- Old Irish: fertae
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wertyā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 415