Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸatīr

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun

*ɸatīr m

1. father

Declension

Masculine/feminine r-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸatīr	*ɸatere	*ɸateres
vocative	*ɸater	*ɸatere	*ɸateres
accusative	*ɸateram	*ɸatere	*ɸaterams
genitive	*ɸatros	*ɸatrous	*ɸatrom
dative	*ɸatrē	*ɸatarbom	*ɸatarbos
locative	*ɸatri	*?	*?
instrumental	*ɸatrē	*ɸatarbim	*ɸatarbis

Related terms

• *ɸatriyos (“paternal”)

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Welsh: -atr
• Old Irish: athair, athir
  • Irish: athair
  • Manx: ayr
    • → English: ayr
  • Scottish Gaelic: athair
• Gaulish: *atir (nominative), ater (vocative)