Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸarederkos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From *ɸare (“in front of”) + *derkos (“to see”), which is from *derḱ- (“to see”).
Adjective
*ɸarederkos
Declension
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸarederkos | *ɸarederkou | *ɸarederkoi |
| vocative | *ɸarederke | *ɸarederkou | *ɸarederkoi |
| accusative | *ɸarederkom | *ɸarederkou | *ɸarederkons |
| genitive | *ɸarederkī | *ɸarederkous | *ɸarederkom |
| dative | *ɸarederkūi | *ɸarederkobom | *ɸarederkobos |
| instrumental | *ɸarederkū | *ɸarederkobim | *ɸarederkobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸarederkā | *ɸarederkai | *ɸarederkās |
| vocative | *ɸarederkā | *ɸarederkai | *ɸarederkās |
| accusative | *ɸarederkam | *ɸarederkai | *ɸarederkans |
| genitive | *ɸarederkās | *ɸarederkous | *ɸarederkom |
| dative | *ɸarederkai | *ɸarederkābom | *ɸarederkābos |
| instrumental | *? | *ɸarederkābim | *ɸarederkābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸarederkom | *ɸarederkou | *ɸarederkā |
| vocative | *ɸarederkom | *ɸarederkou | *ɸarederkā |
| accusative | *ɸarederkom | *ɸarederkou | *ɸarederkā |
| genitive | *ɸarederkī | *ɸarederkous | *ɸarederkom |
| dative | *ɸarederkūi | *ɸarederkobom | *ɸarederkobos |
| instrumental | *ɸarederkū | *ɸarederkobim | *ɸarederkobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸarederkyūs | *? | *ɸarederkyoses |
| vocative | *ɸarederkyūs | *? | *ɸarederkyoses |
| accusative | *ɸarederkyosam | *? | *ɸarederkyosans |
| genitive | *ɸarederkisos | *? | *ɸarederkisom |
| dative | *ɸarederkisei | *? | *ɸarederkisbos |
| instrumental | *ɸarederkisī | *? | *ɸarederkisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸarederkyūs | *? | *ɸarederkyoses |
| vocative | *ɸarederkyūs | *? | *ɸarederkyoses |
| accusative | *ɸarederkyosam | *? | *ɸarederkyosans |
| genitive | *ɸarederkisos | *? | *ɸarederkisom |
| dative | *ɸarederkisei | *? | *ɸarederkisbos |
| instrumental | *ɸarederkisī | *? | *ɸarederkisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *ɸarederkis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *ɸarederkis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *ɸarederkis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *ɸarederkisos | *? | *ɸarederkisom |
| dative | *ɸarederkisei | *? | *ɸarederkisbos |
| instrumental | *ɸarederkisī | *? | *ɸarederkisbis |
Derived terms
- Goidelic:
- Old Irish: airdirc
- Irish: oirirc (“eminent, renowned, famous”), airdhirc (“clearly visible”)
- Old Irish: airdirc
- Brythonic:
- Middle Welsh: ardderchawg
- Welsh: ardderchog (“magnificent, excellent, eminent, famous, noble”)
- Old Breton: erderh
- Middle Welsh: ardderchawg
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 123