Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/akkiyā

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

Derived from *ad- (“at”), literally “nearness”.^[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*akkiyā f

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*akkiyā	*akkiyai	*akkiyās
vocative	*akkiyā	*akkiyai	*akkiyās
accusative	*akkiyam	*akkiyai	*akkiyāns
genitive	*akkiyās	*akkiyous	*akkiyom
dative	*akkiyāi	*akkiyābom	*akkiyābos
locative	*akkiyai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*akkiyābim	*akkiyābis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *ax
- Old Breton: acom
- Old Cornish: ach
- Middle Welsh: ach
  - Welsh: ach (“lineage, near”)^[2]
Old Irish: aicce (“proximity, fosterage”)
- Irish: aice
- Scottish Gaelic: aice

References

^ Stifter, David (2023), “The rise of gemination in Celtic”, in Open Research Europe‎^[1], volume 3, number 24, →DOI
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[1] Stifter, David (2023), “The rise of gemination in Celtic”, in Open Research Europe‎^[1], volume 3, number 24, →DOI

[2] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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