Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/eɸirom

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 *h₁epi (“near, on”). Originally a derived noun reworked into a preposition in Irish.

    Preposition

    *eɸirom

    1. behind
    2. after

    Noun

    *eɸirom n

    1. west[1][2]

    Declension

    Neuter o-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *efirom *efirou *efirā
    vocative *efirom *efirou *efirā
    accusative *efirom *efirou *efirā
    genitive *efirī *efirous *efirom
    dative *efirūi *efirobom *efirobos
    locative *efirei *? *?
    instrumental *efirū *efirobim *efirūis

    Descendants

    • Old Irish: íar
      • Irish: ar (partly)
      • ⇒ Middle Irish: íarthar (“west”)
    • ⇒ Gaulish: *ēri-, *ērno-

    References

    • Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*efirom-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 113
    1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003), Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish Language: A linguistic approach to Continental Old Celtic] (in French), Paris, France: Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 434
    2. ^ Savignac, Jean-Paul (2004), Dictionnaire français-gaulois [French-Gaulish Dictionary]‎[1], Paris, France: Éditions de la Différence, →ISBN, page 258
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