Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/letros
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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
Uncertain; possibly reconstructible as *ɸletros, liquid metathesized from earlier *ɸeltros, from Proto-Indo-European *pél-tro-m, from *pel- (“to envelope, wrap around”) + *-trom, compare Latin pellis (“pelt, hide”), Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, hide”).[1]
Noun edit
*letros m[2]
Declension edit
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *letros | *letrou | *letroi |
| vocative | *letre | *letrou | *letrūs |
| accusative | *letrom | *letrou | *letroms |
| genitive | *letrī | *letrous | *letrom |
| dative | *letrūi | *letrobom | *letrobos |
| locative | *letrei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *letrū | *letrobim | *letrūis |
Alternative reconstructions edit
- *ɸletros[1]
Descendants edit
- Proto-Brythonic: *lledr
- Middle Irish: lethar
- →? Proto-Germanic: *leþrą (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages *fletro-–134
- ^ Koch, John (2004) “leather *letro-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 199