Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rowesyā

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁os (open space).[1] Cognate with Latin rus (countryside; country) and Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵- (rauuah-, open space).

Noun

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*rowesyā f[1]

  1. field, open ground

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *rowesyā *rowesyai *rowesyās
vocative *rowesyā *rowesyai *rowesyās
accusative *rowesyam *rowesyai *rowesyāms
genitive *rowesyās *rowesyous *rowesyom
dative *rowesyāi *rowesyābom *rowesyābos
locative *rowesyai *? *?
instrumental *? *rowesyābim *rowesyābis

Descendants

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  • Old Irish: róe

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rowesyā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 315