Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Mātronā

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

An augmented derivative of *mātīr (“mother”).

Proper noun

*Mātronā f[1][2]

  1. Name of a Celtic mother-goddess

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Mātronā *Mātronai *Mātronās
vocative *Mātronā *Mātronai *Mātronās
accusative *Mātronam *Mātronai *Mātronāns
genitive *Mātronās *Mātronous *Mātronom
dative *Mātronāi *Mātronābom *Mātronābos
locative *Mātronai *? *?
instrumental *? *Mātronābim *Mātronābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *Mọdron
    • Middle Welsh: Modron
  • Gaulish: *Mātronā[3]

References

  1. ^ Hily, Gaël (2007) Le dieu celtique Lugus‎[1] (in French), École pratique des hautes études Paris, page 181
  2. ^ Koch, John (2004) English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 215
  3. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “matir”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 220
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