Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-yā
Proto-Celtic
editSuffix
edit*-yā f
- Forms verbal nouns from verb stems.
Usage notes
edit- This suffix is not the same as *-iyā (adjective nominalizer suffix), as is apparent from their different phonetic reflexes in Brittonic. In Brittonic, *-yā leaves no phonetic trace, but *-iyā results in Welsh -edd among others.
- The vocalism of the root is usually the same vocalism as the present stem of the corresponding verb.
Inflection
editFeminine ā-stem | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | *-yā | *-yai | *-yās |
vocative | *-yā | *-yai | *-yās |
accusative | *-yam | *-yai | *-yāms |
genitive | *-yās | *-yous | *-yom |
dative | *-yāi | *-yābom | *-yābos |
locative | *-yai | *? | *? |
instrumental | *? | *-yābim | *-yābis |