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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/krissus
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Proto-Celtic
Alternative reconstructions
- *kridsus
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *krdʰ-tu-, suffixed form of the zero grade of *kerdʰ- (“belt”), see also Proto-Slavic *čersъ.
Noun
*krissus m[1]
- belt
Declension
| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *krissus | *krissū | *krissowes |
| vocative | *krissu | *krissū | *krissūs |
| accusative | *krissum | *krissū | *krissums |
| genitive | *krissous | *krissous | *krissowom |
| dative | *krissou | *krissubom | *krissubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *krissū | *krissubim | *krissubis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Old Breton: guo-cris (“belt”)
- Middle Breton: cres (“shirt”)
- Breton: kres, krez
- Middle Breton: cres (“shirt”)
- Old Cornish: kreis
- Old Welsh: guecrissou
- Middle Welsh: crys (“shirt”), gwregys (“girdle, belt”)
- Welsh: crys
- Middle Welsh: crys (“shirt”), gwregys (“girdle, belt”)
- Old Breton: guo-cris (“belt”)
- Old Irish: cris
- Irish: crios
- Scottish Gaelic: crios
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*krissu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 225