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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ɸolusamos

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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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An *-isamos superlative of an adjective *ɸolus, backformed from the neuter noun Proto-Indo-European *polh₁u,[1] from *pleh₁- (to fill).

Noun

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*ɸolusamos m

  1. ollamh

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *ɸolusamos *ɸolusamou *ɸolusamoi
vocative *ɸolusame *ɸolusamou *ɸolusamoi
accusative *ɸolusamom *ɸolusamou *ɸolusamons
genitive *ɸolusamī *ɸolusamous *ɸolusamom
dative *ɸolusamūi *ɸolusamobom *ɸolusamobos
locative *ɸolusamei *? *?
instrumental *ɸolusamū *ɸolusamobim *ɸolusamūis
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Descendants

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  • Old Irish: ollam
    • Irish: ollamh
    • Manx: olloo
    • Scottish Gaelic: ollamh
  • Gaulish: olusami (gen. sg.)

References

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  1. ^ Prósper, Blanca María (2018) “The Indo-European Personal Names of Pannonia, Noricum and Northern Italy: Comparative and Superlative Forms in Celtic, Venetic, and South-Picene”, in Voprosy onomastiki, volume 15, number 2, →DOI, pages 108–138

Further reading

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  • Lambert, Pierre-Yves (2013) “Chartres 2011 : essai d’interprétation”, in Études Celtiques (in French), volume 39, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 135–159