Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wetā
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”).
Noun edit
*wetā f[1]
Declension edit
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wetā | *wetai | *wetās |
| vocative | *wetā | *wetai | *wetās |
| accusative | *wetam | *wetai | *wetāms |
| genitive | *wetās | *wetous | *wetom |
| dative | *wetāi | *wetābom | *wetābos |
| locative | *wetai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *wetābim | *wetābis |
Descendants edit
- Proto-Brythonic: (<*wettā)
- Middle Irish: féith
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wet(t)ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 419