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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/toutā

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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 *tewtéh₂.

Noun

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*toutā f

  1. people, tribe
  2. tribal land

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *toutā *toutai *toutās
vocative *toutā *toutai *toutās
accusative *toutam *toutai *toutāms
genitive *toutās *toutous *toutom
dative *toutāi *toutābom *toutābos
locative *toutai *? *?
instrumental *? *toutābim *toutābis

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic: *tʉd
    • Middle Breton: tut
    • Cornish: tus
    • Middle Welsh: tut
  • Old Irish: túath
  • Gaulish: touta, teuta