Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸētu

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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 *péyh₂tu.

Adjective

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*ɸētu n[1]

  1. territory, land

Inflection

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Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸētu *ɸētū *ɸētwā
vocative *ɸētu *ɸētū *ɸētwā
accusative *ɸētu *ɸētū *ɸētwā
genitive *ɸētous *ɸētous *ɸētowom
dative *ɸētou *ɸētubom *ɸētubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *ɸētū *ɸētubim *ɸētubis

Descendants

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  • Old Irish: íath
  • Gaulish: *ētu

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*ɸētu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 129
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “etu-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 168