Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/natrixs

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)néHtr̥.

Noun

*natrixs f

1. snake

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*natrixs	*natrike	*natrikes
vocative	*natrixs	*natrike	*natrikes
accusative	*natrikam	*natrike	*natrikams
genitive	*natrikos	*natrikou	*natrikom
dative	*natrikei	*natrikobom	*natrikobos
locative	*natriki	—	—
instrumental	*natrike?	*natrikobim	*natrikobis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Breton: azr
    • Breton: naer
  • Old Cornish: nader
  • Welsh: neidr
• Old Irish: nathir
  • Irish: nathair
  • Scottish Gaelic: nathair