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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/krittā
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
Unknown; most likely from a non-IE substrate language. Attested only in the Insular Celtic languages.[1]
Noun
*krittā f
- body, frame, shape
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *krittā | *krittai | *krittās |
| vocative | *krittā | *krittai | *krittās |
| accusative | *krittam | *krittai | *krittāms |
| genitive | *krittās | *krittous | *krittom |
| dative | *krittāi | *krittābom | *krittābos |
| locative | *krittai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *krittābim | *krittābis |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *kreθ
- Middle Welsh: kreth
- Welsh: creth
- Middle Welsh: kreth
- Middle Irish: crett
- Irish: creat
- Scottish Gaelic: creat
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 225