Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/niβ̃er
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This Proto-Brythonic 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-Brythonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin numerus.[1] The development of the first vowel to *i is unique and has not been explained with certainty.[2] Parallel borrowing with Old Irish nuimir (“number”).[3]
Noun
[edit]*niβ̃er m
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nifer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 147-148
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nuimir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
