Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/merkā
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *merkeh₂ (“girl”), from *mer- (“boy, girl”).[1] Compare Scottish Gaelic smarach (“lad”), Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “girl”), Old Armenian մարի (mari, “hen”)), Sanskrit मर्य (marya, “young man, suitor”), Lithuanian mergà (“girl”).
Noun
edit*merkā f
Inflection
edit| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *merkā | *merkai | *merkās |
| vocative | *merkā | *merkai | *merkās |
| accusative | *merkam | *merkai | *merkāms |
| genitive | *merkās | *merkous | *merkom |
| dative | *merkāi | *merkābom | *merkābos |
| locative | *merkai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *merkābim | *merkābis |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267