Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gritus
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Contains the suffix *-tus.
Irslinger derives this from Proto-Indo-European *ǵar- (“to shout, call”), but if this root is reocnstructed with a laryngeal like as *ǵeh₂r-, this comparison becomes impossible (*gartus and not *gritus would have resulted).
Noun
[edit]*gritus m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine/feminine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *gritus | *gritū | *gritowes |
| vocative | *gritu | *gritū | *gritūs |
| accusative | *gritum | *gritū | *gritums |
| genitive | *gritous | *gritous | *gritowom |
| dative | *gritou | *gritubom | *gritubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *gritū | *gritubim | *gritubis |