Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sterkā

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (to love). Cognate to Ancient Greek στέργω (stérgō, to love). Matasović notes that the disparity of voicing of the final root consonants can be resolved by assuming a back-formation from a consonant stem because the nominative *-xs can be used by both stems in *-k and *-g.

Noun

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*sterkā f

  1. love

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sterkā *sterkai *sterkās
vocative *sterkā *sterkai *sterkās
accusative *sterkam *sterkai *sterkāms
genitive *sterkās *sterkous *sterkom
dative *sterkāi *sterkābom *sterkābos
locative *sterkai *? *?
instrumental *? *sterkābim *sterkābis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *serx
    • Breton: serc'h f (concubine, mistress)
    • Welsh: serch m
  • Old Irish: serc f

References

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