Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/akkiyā

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

Derived from *ad- (“at”), literally “nearness”.[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*akkiyā f

  1. proximity
  2. lineage

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *akkiyā *akkiyai *akkiyās
vocative *akkiyā *akkiyai *akkiyās
accusative *akkiyam *akkiyai *akkiyāns
genitive *akkiyās *akkiyous *akkiyom
dative *akkiyāi *akkiyābom *akkiyābos
locative *akkiyai *? *?
instrumental *? *akkiyābim *akkiyābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *ax
    • Old Breton: acom
    • Old Cornish: ach
    • Middle Welsh: ach
      • Welsh: ach (“lineage, near”)[2]
  • Old Irish: aicce (“proximity, fosterage”)

References

  1. ^ Stifter, David (2023) “The rise of gemination in Celtic”, in Open Research Europe‎[1], volume 3, number 24, →DOI
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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