Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wradī
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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 a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).
Noun
[edit]*wradī f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Feminine ī/yā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wradī | *wradī | *wradiyās |
| vocative | *wradī | *wradī | *wradiyās |
| accusative | *wradīm | *wradī | *wradīms |
| genitive | *wradyās | *wradyous | *wradyom |
| dative | *wradyai | *wradyābom | *wradyābos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *wradyābim | *wradyābis |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Reconstruction notes
[edit]- Zair prefers reconstructing *wradī to maintain a closer formal match to Latin rādīx and Ancient Greek ῥάδιξ (rhádix).
- Matasović's reconstruction *wradis[3] is odd, because *-is does not finally i-affect *a in Brittonic, unless one starts from a plural *wradīs.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *gwrėð
References
[edit]- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 174-175
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wridā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 430