Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/drikā
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *dr̥ḱ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).[1]
Noun edit
*drikā f
Inflection edit
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *drikā | *drikai | *drikās |
| vocative | *drikā | *drikai | *drikās |
| accusative | *drikam | *drikai | *drikāms |
| genitive | *drikās | *drikous | *drikom |
| dative | *drikāi | *drikābom | *drikābos |
| locative | *drikai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *drikābim | *drikābis |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle Irish: drech
- ⇒ Middle Welsh: drych (altered under the influence of a related form in *derko-, whence Middle Breton derch (“aspect”))
- Welsh: drych
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 104-5