Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kattā

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

Feminine equivalent of *kattos; either borrowed from or cognate with post-Classical Latin catta (“cat”).

Noun

*kattā f

1. cat

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kattā	*kattai	*kattās
vocative	*kattā	*kattai	*kattās
accusative	*kattam	*kattai	*kattāms
genitive	*kattās	*kattous	*kattom
dative	*kattāi	*kattābom	*kattābos
locative	*kattai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*kattābim	*kattābis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *kaθ
  • Breton: kazh, kaz
  • Cornish: kath, cath
  • Welsh: cath