Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/letrom
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; possibly reconstructible as *ɸletrom, liquid metathesized from earlier *ɸeltrom, from Proto-Indo-European *pél-tro-m, from *pel- (“to envelope, wrap around”) + *-trom, compare Latin pellis (“pelt, hide”), Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, hide”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*letrom n[2]
Declension
[edit]| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *letrom | *letrou | *letrā |
| vocative | *letrom | *letrou | *letrā |
| accusative | *letrom | *letrou | *letrā |
| genitive | *letrī | *letrous | *letrom |
| dative | *letrūi | *letrobom | *letrobos |
| locative | *letrei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *letrū | *letrobim | *letrūis |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *ɸletrom[1]
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Brythonic: *lledr
- Old Irish: lethar
- →? Proto-Germanic: *leþrą (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *fletro-–134
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “leather *letro-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 199