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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kruttos

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

Origin unclear, perhaps related to Latvian krūtis (“breast, bust”)[1].[2] Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *krundis (“round”)[3].[4]

Noun

*kruttos m

  1. string instrument
  2. vulva, womb
  3. round object ?

Declension
Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kruttos *kruttou *kruttoi
vocative *krutte *kruttou *kruttūs
accusative *kruttom *kruttou *kruttoms
genitive *kruttī *kruttous *kruttom
dative *kruttūi *kruttobom *kruttobos
locative *kruttei *? *?
instrumental *kruttū *kruttobim *kruttūis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *kruθ[1]
    • Middle Welsh: crwth, croth
    • Old Breton: courz (“vulva”)
      • Breton: kourzh (“vagina”)
    • Cornish: krowd (“violin”)
  • Old Irish: crott
  • Hispano-Celtic:

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “krutto”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 228
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 624
  3. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cruit”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page 111
  4. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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