Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/belgos

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Adjective

*belgos

1. wrathful
2. proud

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*belgos	*belgou	*belgoi
vocative	*belge	*belgou	*belgoi
accusative	*belgom	*belgou	*belgons
genitive	*belgī	*belgous	*belgom
dative	*belgūi	*belgobom	*belgobos
instrumental	*belgū	*belgobim	*belgobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*belgā	*belgai	*belgās
vocative	*belgā	*belgai	*belgās
accusative	*belgam	*belgai	*belgans
genitive	*belgās	*belgous	*belgom
dative	*belgai	*belgābom	*belgābos
instrumental	*?	*belgābim	*belgābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*belgom	*belgou	*belgā
vocative	*belgom	*belgou	*belgā
accusative	*belgom	*belgou	*belgā
genitive	*belgī	*belgous	*belgom
dative	*belgūi	*belgobom	*belgobos
instrumental	*belgū	*belgobim	*belgobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*belgyūs	*?	*belgyoses
vocative	*belgyūs	*?	*belgyoses
accusative	*belgyosam	*?	*belgyosans
genitive	*belgisos	*?	*belgisom
dative	*belgisei	*?	*belgisbos
instrumental	*belgisī	*?	*belgisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*belgyūs	*?	*belgyoses
vocative	*belgyūs	*?	*belgyoses
accusative	*belgyosam	*?	*belgyosans
genitive	*belgisos	*?	*belgisom
dative	*belgisei	*?	*belgisbos
instrumental	*belgisī	*?	*belgisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*belgis	*?	*?
vocative	*belgis	*?	*?
accusative	*belgis	*?	*?
genitive	*belgisos	*?	*belgisom
dative	*belgisei	*?	*belgisbos
instrumental	*belgisī	*?	*belgisbis

Descendants

• Gaulish:
  • → Latin: Belgae
• Lepontic: 𐌐𐌄𐌋𐌊𐌖𐌉 (pelkui, dat. sg. m. personal name)