Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ėiriβ̃

This Proto-Brythonic 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-Brythonic

Etymology

From earlier Proto-Brythonic *aðrīm-, from Proto-Celtic *ad- + the masculine form of *rīmā (“number”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e̝i̯ˈriβ̃/

Noun

*ėiriβ̃ m

a number, counting

Descendants

Middle Welsh: eirif

References

Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 353