Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸlabros

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

Alternative forms

*labros, *labaros^[1]

Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥b-ró-s, from *pleb- (“to babble”) +‎ *-rós,^[2] or perhaps onomatopoeic^[1], compare Ancient Greek βᾰ́ρβᾰρος (bắrbăros), English blab, blabber for other examples of sound-symbolic mixes of labial and liquid consonants to symbolize talking.

Adjective

*ɸlabros

talkative

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸlabros	*ɸlabrou	*ɸlabroi
vocative	*ɸlabre	*ɸlabrou	*ɸlabroi
accusative	*ɸlabrom	*ɸlabrou	*ɸlabrons
genitive	*ɸlabrī	*ɸlabrous	*ɸlabrom
dative	*ɸlabrūi	*ɸlabrobom	*ɸlabrobos
instrumental	*ɸlabrū	*ɸlabrobim	*ɸlabrobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸlabrā	*ɸlabrai	*ɸlabrās
vocative	*ɸlabrā	*ɸlabrai	*ɸlabrās
accusative	*ɸlabram	*ɸlabrai	*ɸlabrans
genitive	*ɸlabrās	*ɸlabrous	*ɸlabrom
dative	*ɸlabrai	*ɸlabrābom	*ɸlabrābos
instrumental	*?	*ɸlabrābim	*ɸlabrābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸlabrom	*ɸlabrou	*ɸlabrā
vocative	*ɸlabrom	*ɸlabrou	*ɸlabrā
accusative	*ɸlabrom	*ɸlabrou	*ɸlabrā
genitive	*ɸlabrī	*ɸlabrous	*ɸlabrom
dative	*ɸlabrūi	*ɸlabrobom	*ɸlabrobos
instrumental	*ɸlabrū	*ɸlabrobim	*ɸlabrobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸlabryūs	*?	*ɸlabryoses
vocative	*ɸlabryūs	*?	*ɸlabryoses
accusative	*ɸlabryosam	*?	*ɸlabryosans
genitive	*ɸlabrisos	*?	*ɸlabrisom
dative	*ɸlabrisei	*?	*ɸlabrisbos
instrumental	*ɸlabrisī	*?	*ɸlabrisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸlabryūs	*?	*ɸlabryoses
vocative	*ɸlabryūs	*?	*ɸlabryoses
accusative	*ɸlabryosam	*?	*ɸlabryosans
genitive	*ɸlabrisos	*?	*ɸlabrisom
dative	*ɸlabrisei	*?	*ɸlabrisbos
instrumental	*ɸlabrisī	*?	*ɸlabrisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*ɸlabris	*?	*?
vocative	*ɸlabris	*?	*?
accusative	*ɸlabris	*?	*?
genitive	*ɸlabrisos	*?	*ɸlabrisom
dative	*ɸlabrisei	*?	*ɸlabrisbos
instrumental	*ɸlabrisī	*?	*ɸlabrisbis

Derived terms

*amɸlabros

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *llaβar
- Old Breton: labar
  - Breton: lavar
- Old Cornish: lauar
- Middle Welsh: llauar
  - Welsh: llafar
Old Irish: labar
- Irish: labhar
- Scottish Gaelic: labhar

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lab(a)ro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “plab-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 831

[EDPC-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lab(a)ro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 231

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “plab-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 831

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