Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸratis

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

Matasovic assigns this word to Proto-Indo-European *p(t)erH- (“fern”)[1], but the morphology of that word is controversial. See Proto-Indo-European *p(t)erH- for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸra.tis/

Noun

*ɸratis f

fern

Declension

Masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸratis	*ɸratī	*ɸratīs
vocative	*ɸrati	*ɸratī	*ɸratīs
accusative	*ɸratim	*ɸratī	*ɸratims
genitive	*ɸrateis	*ɸratyow	*ɸratyom
dative	*ɸratei	*ɸratibom	*ɸratibos
locative	*ɸratei	*?	*?
instrumental	*ɸratī	*ɸratibim	*ɸratibis

Derived terms

*ɸratinākā

Descendants

Brythonic:
- Breton: raden
- Cornish: reden
- Welsh: rhedyn
Old Irish: raith
Gaulish: ratis

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “frati-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 139

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “frati-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 139