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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kerdā
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“to profit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κέρδος (kérdos).
Noun
*kerdā f[1]
- craft, skill
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *kerdā | *kerdai | *kerdās |
| vocative | *kerdā | *kerdai | *kerdās |
| accusative | *kerdam | *kerdai | *kerdāms |
| genitive | *kerdās | *kerdous | *kerdom |
| dative | *kerdāi | *kerdābom | *kerdābos |
| locative | *kerdai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *kerdābim | *kerdābis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Old Breton: cherdoran
- Middle Welsh: cerdd
- Welsh: cerdd
- Old Irish: cerd
- Irish: ceird, ceard, ceardaí
- Manx: keird, keirdagh
- Scottish Gaelic: ceàird, ceàrd
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kerdā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 202