Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/altrawū

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 *altros (“foster”), from *altos (“nourished, fostered”) +‎ *-tros, + *awū (“uncle”).

Noun

*altrawū m

foster-uncle

Declension

Masculine/feminine n-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*altrawū	*altrawone?	*altrawones
vocative	*altrawū	*altrawone?	*altrawones
accusative	*altrawonam	*altrawone?	*altrawonams
genitive	*altrawonos	*altrawonows?	*altrawonom
dative	*altrawonei	*altrawombom	*altrawombos
locative	*altrawon(i)	*?	*?
instrumental	*altrawonei	*altrawombim	*altrawombis

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *alltrọw
- Breton: aotroù (“lord”)
- Cornish: alltrow (“stepfather”)
- Welsh: alltraw (“godfather”)
- Welsh: athro (“teacher”)
Middle Irish: altra (“foster father”)
- Irish: altra (“foster father”)

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) “altr-awon-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 31

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