Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mrixtoretom

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 *mrixtos (“variegated”) +‎ *-retom (abstract suffix).

Noun

*mrixtoretom n[1]

  1. variety
  2. confusion

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mrixtoretom *mrixtoretou *mrixtoretā
vocative *mrixtoretom *mrixtoretou *mrixtoretā
accusative *mrixtoretom *mrixtoretou *mrixtoretā
genitive *mrixtoretī *mrixtoretous *mrixtoretom
dative *mrixtoretūi *mrixtoretobom *mrixtoretobos
locative *mrixtoretei *? *?
instrumental *mrixtoretū *mrixtoretobim *mrixtoretūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *briθred
    • Middle Welsh: brithred (“confusion, strife”)
  • Old Irish: mrechtrad (“variety”)
    • Middle Irish: brechtrad

References

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “confusion”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 72
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