Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/yarā
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Proto-Celtic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from earlier *ɸiɸeros, from a Proto-Indo-European root *pip- that would also be the source of Latin pīpiō (“to chirp”) and Sanskrit पिप्पका (pippakā, “kind of bird”). Ultimately of imitative origin either way.
Noun
[edit]*yarā f[1]
Declension
[edit]| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *yarā | *yarai | *yarās |
| vocative | *yarā | *yarai | *yarās |
| accusative | *yaram | *yarai | *yarāms |
| genitive | *yarās | *yarous | *yarom |
| dative | *yarāi | *yarābom | *yarābos |
| locative | *yarai | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *? | *yarābim | *yarābis |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*yaro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 434