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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

*kattā f

  1. cat

Inflection edit

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 edit

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