Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Sabrinā

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

Perhaps from *samaros (“summer fallow, fallow land”) +‎ *-īnā.

Proper noun

*Sabrinā (Insular Celtic)

  1. Severn, a river of England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel.
  2. A legendary Celtic princess.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Sabrinā — —
vocative *Sabrinā — —
accusative *Sabrinam — —
genitive *Sabrinās — —
dative *Sabrināi — —
locative *Sabrinai — —
instrumental *? — —

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *Haβren
    • Old Welsh: Habren
  • → Old English: Sæfern (r-metathesis)
    • Middle English: Severne
  • → Latin: Sabrina
    • Late Latin: Sabrina, Saberna, Sæbrina (influenced by Old English form)
  • Irish: Sabhrainn
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