Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/saɸeros

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 Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“skill”).

Noun

*saɸeros m[1][2]

  1. craftsman

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *saɸeros *saɸerou *saɸeroi
vocative *saɸere *saɸerou *saɸeroi
accusative *saɸerom *saɸerou *saɸerons
genitive *saɸerī *saɸerous *saɸerom
dative *saɸerūi *saɸerobom *saɸerobos
locative *saɸerei *? *?
instrumental *saɸerū *saɸerobim *saɸerūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *saer
    • Old Cornish: sair
    • Welsh: saer (if not borrowed from Old Irish)
  • Old Irish: sáer

References

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 377
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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