Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/trebā

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *treb- (“dwelling, settlement”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *þurpą (English thorp (e), German Dorf).

Noun

*trebā f

dwelling

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*trebā	*trebai	*trebās
vocative	*trebā	*trebai	*trebās
accusative	*trebam	*trebai	*trebās
genitive	*trebās	*trebous	*trebom
dative	*trebai	*trebābom	*trebābos
instrumental	*?	*trebābim	*trebābis

Derived terms

*attrebā (“settlement”)

Descendants

Brythonic: *treβ
- Old Breton: treff
  - Breton: trev
- Middle Welsh: tref
  - Welsh: tref, tre
Old Irish: treb
- Irish: treabh, treibh
⇒ Gaulish: Atrebates

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.