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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelǭ

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gel-, *gʷel- (to swallow; throat).

Cognate with Latin gula (throat), Russian глота́ть (glotátʹ, to swallow, gulp), Armenian կլանել (klanel, I swallow), Persian گلو (galû, throat), Hindi गला (galā, neck, throat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈke.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*kelǭ f

  1. (anatomy) throat

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *kelǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kelǭ *kelōniz
vocative *kelǭ *kelōniz
accusative *kelōnų *kelōnunz
genitive *kelōniz *kelōnǫ̂
dative *kelōni *kelōmaz
instrumental *kelōnē *kelōmiz

Descendants

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