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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sɸerā
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *spérH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”). Cognate with Germanic *spurą.
Noun
*sɸerā f[1]
- heel
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *sɸerā | *sɸerai | *sɸerās |
| vocative | *sɸerā | *sɸerai | *sɸerās |
| accusative | *sɸeram | *sɸerai | *sɸerāms |
| genitive | *sɸerās | *sɸerous | *sɸerom |
| dative | *sɸerāi | *sɸerābom | *sɸerābos |
| locative | *sɸerai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *sɸerābim | *sɸerābis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *fer
- Old Cornish: fer
- Middle Welsh: ffer
- Welsh: ffêr
- Old Irish: seir
- Middle Irish: seir
- Irish: seir
- Middle Irish: seir
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN