Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/natrixs
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁tr-, though Matasović would rather fancy a connection to *(s)neh₂- (“to swim”) instead.[1]
Noun
*natrixs f
Declension
| Masculine/feminine consonant stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *natrixs | *natrike | *natrikes |
| vocative | *natrixs | *natrike | *natrikes |
| accusative | *natrikam | *natrike | *natrikams |
| genitive | *natrikos | *natrikou | *natrikom |
| dative | *natrikei | *natrikobom | *natrikobos |
| locative | *natriki | — | — |
| instrumental | *natrike? | *natrikobim | *natrikobis |
Descendants
- Old Irish: nathir
- Brythonic:
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “natrik-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284