Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bedom

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (to dig).[1]

Noun

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*bedom n

  1. something that one digs
    1. grave
    2. ditch
    3. mine

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *bedom *bedou *bedā
vocative *bedom *bedou *bedā
accusative *bedom *bedou *bedā
genitive *bedī *bedous *bedom
dative *bedūi *bedobom *bedobos
locative *bedei *? *?
instrumental *bedū *bedobim *bedūis

Derived terms

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  • *arganto-bedom
    • Celtiberian: arkatobezom (silver mine)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bedo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 59-60
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “bedo-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 70