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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/eɸirom

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 *h₁epi (“near, on”). Originally a derived noun reworked into a preposition in Irish.

Preposition

*eɸirom

  1. behind
  2. after

Noun

*eɸirom n

  1. west[1][2]

Declension
Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *efirom *efirou *efirā
vocative *efirom *efirou *efirā
accusative *efirom *efirou *efirā
genitive *efirī *efirous *efirom
dative *efirūi *efirobom *efirobos
locative *efirei *? *?
instrumental *efirū *efirobim *efirūis

Descendants
  • Old Irish: íar
    • Irish: ar (partly)
  • ⇒ Gaulish: *ēri-, *ērico-, *ērno-

References
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*efirom-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 113
  1. Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish Language: A linguistic approach to Continental Old Celtic] (in French), Paris, France: Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 280
  2. Savignac, Jean-Paul (2004) Dictionnaire français-gaulois [French-Gaulish Dictionary]‎, Paris, France: Éditions de la Différence, →ISBN, page 258
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