Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gyemirātom

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

From *gyemos (winter) + a suffix *-rātom that also appears in Old Irish samrad (summer).[1]

Noun

*gyemirātom n

  1. winter

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *gyemirātom *gyemirātou *gyemirātā
vocative *gyemirātom *gyemirātou *gyemirātā
accusative *gyemirātom *gyemirātou *gyemirātā
genitive *gyemirātī *gyemirātous *gyemirātom
dative *gyemirātūi *gyemirātobom *gyemirātobos
locative *gyemirātei *? *?
instrumental *gyemirātū *gyemirātobim *gyemirātūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Welsh: gaeafrawd
  • Old Irish: gaimred

References

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 109