Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kladyā

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

From *kladeti (“to dig”) +‎ *-yā (verbal noun suffix).

Noun

*kladyā f

1. digging

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kladyā	*kladyai	*kladyās
vocative	*kladyā	*kladyai	*kladyās
accusative	*kladyam	*kladyai	*kladyāms
genitive	*kladyās	*kladyous	*kladyom
dative	*kladyāi	*kladyābom	*kladyābos
locative	*kladyai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*kladyābim	*kladyābis

Derived terms

• *Windo-kladyā
  • → Latin: Vindocladia (via early Brittonic)

Descendants

• Old Irish: claide
  • Middle Irish: claide