Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/eɸirom
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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 *h₁epi (“near, on”). Originally a derived noun reworked into a preposition in Irish.
Preposition edit
*eɸirom
Noun edit
*eɸirom n
Declension edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*efirom-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 113
- ^ 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 280
- ^ Savignac, Jean-Paul (2004) Dictionnaire français-gaulois [French-Gaulish Dictionary][1], Paris, France: Éditions de la Différence, →ISBN, page 258