Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/altrawū

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 *altros (“foster”), from *altos (“nourished, fostered”) +‎ *-tros, + *awū (“uncle”).

Noun

*altrawū m

1. foster-uncle

Declension

Masculine/feminine n-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*altrawū	*altrawone?	*altrawones
vocative	*altrawū	*altrawone?	*altrawones
accusative	*altrawonam	*altrawone?	*altrawonans
genitive	*altrawonos	*altrawonows?	*altrawonom
dative	*altrawonei	*altrawombom	*altrawombos
locative	*altrawon(i)	*?	*?
instrumental	*altrawonei	*altrawombim	*altrawombis

Related terms

• *altiyos
• *awontīr
• *komaltiyos

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *alltrọw
  • Breton: aotroù (“lord”)
  • Cornish: altrow (“stepfather”)
  • Welsh: alltraw (“godfather”)
  • Welsh: athro (“teacher”)
• Middle Irish: altra (“foster father”)
  • Irish: altra (“foster father”)

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “altr-awon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 31