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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gelos

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (to shine).[1]

Adjective

*gelos

  1. shining, white

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *gelos *gelou *geloi
vocative *gele *gelou *gelūs
accusative *gelom *gelou *gelūs
genitive *gelī *gelous *gelom
dative *gelūi *gelobom *gelobos
instrumental *gelū *gelobim *gelobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *gelā *gelai *gelās
vocative *gelā *gelai *gelās
accusative *gelam *gelai *gelās
genitive *gelās *gelous *gelom
dative *gelai *gelābom *gelābos
instrumental *? *gelābim *gelābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *gelom *gelou *gelā
vocative *gelom *gelou *gelā
accusative *gelom *gelou *gelā
genitive *gelī *gelous *gelom
dative *gelūi *gelobom *gelobos
instrumental *gelū *gelobim *gelobis

Descendants

  • Old Irish: gel
  • Gaulish: *gelā
    • → Gaulish: gelasonem (cotton-weed)

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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