Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sladyā

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

From *slad- (to strike, slay) +‎ *-yā (verbal noun suffix).

Noun edit

*sladyā f[1]

  1. strike
  2. slaughter, killing

Inflection edit

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sladyā *sladyai *sladyās
vocative *sladyā *sladyai *sladyās
accusative *sladyam *sladyai *sladyāms
genitive *sladyās *sladyous *sladyom
dative *sladyāi *sladyābom *sladyābos
locative *sladyai *? *?
instrumental *? *sladyābim *sladyābis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic: *llað
  • Old Irish: slaide

References edit

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 261