Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sterā

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).

Noun

*sterā f

1. star

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sterā	*sterai	*sterās
vocative	*sterā	*sterai	*sterās
accusative	*steram	*sterai	*sterāns
genitive	*sterās	*sterous	*sterom
dative	*sterāi	*sterābom	*sterābos
locative	*sterai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*sterābim	*sterābis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *ster pl
  • Old Breton: *ster
    • Middle Breton: ster
      • Breton: ster
  • Old Cornish: *ster
    • Middle Cornish: ster, steyr
      • Cornish: ster
  • Old Welsh: *ser
    • Middle Welsh: ser, syr
      • Welsh: sêr
• Old Irish: ser (hapax)
• ⇒ Gaulish: *Đirona
  • → Latin: Sirona