Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/alnomoris

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

From *alnos (“other”) +‎ *mori (“sea”).

Noun

*alnomoris m

  1. someone or something foreign

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *alnomoris *alnomorī *alnomorīs
vocative *alnomori *alnomorī *alnomorīs
accusative *alnomorim *alnomorī *alnomorins
genitive *alnomoreis *alnomoryow *alnomoryom
dative *alnomorei *alnomoribom *alnomoribos
locative *alnomorei *? *?
instrumental *alnomorī *alnomoribim *alnomoribis

Reconstruction notes

  • Koch links the Goidelic and Welsh words under a reconstruction *allomorī,[1] which does not work as the word is an i-stem in Old Irish.

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *allmör pl (with irregular loss of lenition)
    • Middle Welsh: allmyr pl
      • Welsh: allmyr
  • Old Irish: allmuir
    • Middle Irish: allmuir

References

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “foreigners”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 133
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