Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/stratos

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

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós, From Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (to spread, extend, stretch out). Cognate with Latin strātus, Sanskrit स्तृत (stṛtá) and Ancient Greek στρᾰτός (stratós).

Noun edit

*stratos m[2]

  1. valley

Inflection edit

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *stratos *stratou *stratoi
vocative *strate *stratou *stratūs
accusative *stratom *stratou *stratoms
genitive *stratī *stratous *stratom
dative *stratūi *stratobom *stratobos
locative *stratei *? *?
instrumental *stratū *stratobim *stratūis

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Brythonic: *strad
  • Old Irish: srath

References edit

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*stratu-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 255
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*strato-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 357