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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/serrā
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *serp- (“sickle, cut”).
Noun
*serrā f [1]
- sickle, scythe
- billhook
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *serrā | *serrai | *serrās |
| vocative | *serrā | *serrai | *serrās |
| accusative | *serram | *serrai | *serrāms |
| genitive | *serrās | *serrous | *serrom |
| dative | *serrāi | *serrābom | *serrābos |
| locative | *serrai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *serrābim | *serrābis |
Descendants
- Old Irish: serr
- Middle Irish: serr
- Scottish Gaelic: seàrr
- Middle Irish: serr
- Old Welsh: serr
- Welsh: ser
- Gaulish: serra
- French: Syrah, serine
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “serr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ser”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “serrā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 330-331