Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sɸerā

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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 *spérH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (to kick). Cognate with Germanic *spurą.

Noun[edit]

*sɸerā f[1]

  1. heel

Declension[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sɸerā *sɸerai *sɸerās
vocative *sɸerā *sɸerai *sɸerās
accusative *sɸeram *sɸerai *sɸerāms
genitive *sɸerās *sɸerous *sɸerom
dative *sɸerāi *sɸerābom *sɸerābos
locative *sɸerai *? *?
instrumental *? *sɸerābim *sɸerābis

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Brythonic: *fer
    • Old Cornish: fer
    • Middle Welsh: ffer
  • Old Irish: seir

References[edit]

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