Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/komreigom

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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 *kom- (together) +‎ *-reigom (forming nouns for binding).

Noun

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*komreigom n[1]

  1. binding, captivity, imprisonment
  2. a device that binds a person or animal

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *komreigom *komreigou *komreigā
vocative *komreigom *komreigou *komreigā
accusative *komreigom *komreigou *komreigā
genitive *komreigī *komreigous *komreigom
dative *komreigūi *komreigobom *komreigobos
locative *komreigei *? *?
instrumental *komreigū *komreigobim *komreigūis

Reconstruction notes

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Matasović's reconstruction *komrigā-[2] is erroneous; it cannot account for Welsh cyfrwy (saddle).

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 314-315
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rig-o- 'bind'”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 312