Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸratis

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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

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Etymology

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Matasovic assigns this word to Proto-Indo-European *p(t)erH- (fern),[1] but the morphology of that word is controversial. See Proto-Indo-European *p(t)erH- for more.

Noun

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*ɸratis f

  1. fern

Declension

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Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸratis *ɸratī *ɸratīs
vocative *ɸrati *ɸratī *ɸratīs
accusative *ɸratim *ɸratī *ɸratims
genitive *ɸrateis *ɸratyow *ɸratyom
dative *ɸratei *ɸratibom *ɸratibos
locative *ɸratei *? *?
instrumental *ɸratī *ɸratibim *ɸratibis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Brythonic:
    • Breton: raden
    • Cornish: reden
    • Welsh: rhedyn
  • Old Irish: raith
  • Gaulish: ratis

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “frati-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 139