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)

Severn, a river of England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel.
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
  - Welsh: Hafren
→ Old English: Sæfern (r-metathesis)
- Middle English: Severne
  - English: Severn
→ Latin: Sabrina
- Late Latin: Sabrina, Saberna, Sæbrina (influenced by Old English form)
Irish: Sabhrainn

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