Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dubrokū

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 *dubros (“water”) +‎ *kū (“dog”).

Noun

*dubrokū m

  1. otter

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *dubrokū *dubrokone *dubrokones
vocative *dubrokū *dubrokone *dubrokones
accusative *dubrokonam *dubrokone *dubrokonans
genitive *dubrokunos *dubrokunou *dubrokunom
dative *dubrokunei *dubrokunobom *dubrokunobos
locative *dubrokuni — —
instrumental *dubrokune? *dubrokunobim *dubrokunobis

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *düβrgi
    • Breton: dourgi
    • Old Cornish: doferghi
    • Welsh: dyfrgi, dwrgi
  • Old Irish: doburchú

References

  • University of Wales Proto-Celtic Wordlist
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