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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/serwā
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“booty”).[1] Cognate Latin servus (“slave”) and Hittite [script needed] (sāru-, “booty”).
Noun
*serwā f[1]
- theft
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *serwā | *serwai | *serwās |
| vocative | *serwā | *serwai | *serwās |
| accusative | *serwam | *serwai | *serwāms |
| genitive | *serwās | *serwous | *serwom |
| dative | *serwāi | *serwābom | *serwābos |
| locative | *serwai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *serwābim | *serwābis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic:
- Middle Welsh: herw
- Old Irish: serb
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*serwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 331