Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gyemirātom

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 *gyemos (“winter”) + a suffix *-rātom that also appears in Old Irish samrad (“summer”).[1]

Noun

*gyemirātom n

  1. winter

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gyemirātom *gyemirātou *gyemirātā
vocative *gyemirātom *gyemirātou *gyemirātā
accusative *gyemirātom *gyemirātou *gyemirātā
genitive *gyemirātī *gyemirātous *gyemirātom
dative *gyemirātūi *gyemirātobom *gyemirātobos
locative *gyemirātei *? *?
instrumental *gyemirātū *gyemirātobim *gyemirātūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Welsh: gaeafrawd
  • Old Irish: gaimred

References

  1. ^ Peter C. H. Schrijver (1995), Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam; Atlanta, Ga.: Rodopi, page 109.
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