Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-iyā
Proto-Celtic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂, cognate to Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā).
Suffix
edit*-iyā f[1]
- Forms abstract nouns from adjectives.
- *trougokaros (“merciful”) + *-iyā → *trougokariyā (“mercy”)
Usage notes
edit- Do not confuse this suffix for *-yā, which has different phonetic outcomes in Brittonic.
Inflection
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *-iyā | *-iyai | *-iyās |
vocative | *-iyā | *-iyai | *-iyās |
accusative | *-iyam | *-iyai | *-iyāms |
genitive | *-iyās | *-iyous | *-iyom |
dative | *-iyāi | *-iyābom | *-iyābos |
locative | *-iyai | *? | *? |
instrumental | *? | *-iyābim | *-iyābis |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 288